Isolation and Characterization of Biosurfactant-Producing Bacteria from Oil-Contaminated Soil
β Scribed by Yateem, A. ;Balba, M.T ;Al-Shayji, Y. ;Al-Awadhi, N.
- Book ID
- 120388357
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Group
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Volume
- 11
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1549-7887
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