Bioremediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using rhizosphere technology

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 7-21

  Bisht, Sandeep ^a   Pandey, Piyush ^b   Bhargava, Bhavya ^a   Sharma, Shivesh ^c   Kumar, Vivek ^d   Krishan, D ^a  

^a Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry   (India)

^b ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d AMITY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Enzyme; PAH; Plant microbe pair; Rhizoremediation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS; MYCOBACTERIUM; PAENIBACILLUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOCOCCUS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BACTERIUM; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT; SOIL POLLUTANT;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; PLANTS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84930427936     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-838246120131354     Document Type: Review

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