Genetically engineered organisms for bioremediation of pollutants in contaminated sites

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 703-714

  Azad, Md Abul Kalam ^a,b   Amin, Latifah ^a   Sidik, Nik Marzuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Khamarbari ^*  (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Genetically engineered microbes; Pollutants; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893923205     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-013-0058-8     Document Type: Review

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