Molecular approaches for biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compounds: a review

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 241-269

  Gupta, Shalini ^a   Pathak, Bhawana ^a   Fulekar, M H ^a  

^a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF GUJARAT   (India)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Co metabolism; Molecular techniques; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939896109     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: 15729826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-014-9353-3     Document Type: Review

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