Diversity and abundance of n-alkane-degrading bacteria in the near-surface soils of a Chinese onshore oil and gas field

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 2041-2048

  Xu, K ^a,b   Tang, Y ^b   Ren, C ^b   Zhao, K ^b   Sun, Y ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SINOPEC   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALKANE; BIODEGRADATION; CLONE; DOMINANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; POLYMORPHISM;

CHINA;

EID: 84901059871     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-2041-2013     Document Type: Article

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