Dynamics of Methanotrophs during in situ Bioremediation

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-42

  Tani, Katsuji ^a   Iwamoto, Tomotada ^a   Fujimoto, Kazuo ^a   Nasu, Masao ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

bioremediation; DGGE; methanotrophs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925565500     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.2001.37     Document Type: Article

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