Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Heavy Metal-Resistant Azotobacter chroococcum from Agricultural Soil and Their Potential Application in Bioremediation

Geomicrobiology Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 551-561

  Abo Amer, Aly E ^a,b   Abu Gharbia, Magdy A ^a   Soltan, El Sayed M ^a   Abd El Raheem, Walaa M ^a  

^a Sohag University   (Egypt)

^b TAIF UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

16S rRNA; antibiotics; Azotobacter sp.; groundwater; heavy metals; herbicide; soil; wastewater

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ANTIBIOTICS; BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; HEAVY METAL; HERBICIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84904444352     PISSN: 01490451     EISSN: 15210529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01490451.2013.850561     Document Type: Article

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