Characterization of Diverse Hydrocarbon-Degrading Bacteria Isolated from Indonesian Seawater

Microbes and Environments

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 412-415

  Harwati, Teresia Umi ^a,b   Kasai, Yuki ^a   Kodama, Yumiko ^a   Susilaningsih, Dwi ^b   Watanabe, Kazuya ^a  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b INDONESIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

bioremediation; hydrocarbon degrading bacteria; marine oil spill; tropical region

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992471765     PISSN: 13426311     EISSN: 13474405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1264/jsme2.22.412     Document Type: Article

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