Screening of bacteria from contaminated soil for the bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon / Nor Aishah Abdullah

• Main Author: Abdullah, Nor Aishah
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Biodegradation; QR Microbiology
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/4885/3/4885.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/4885/

Microorganisms are ubiquitous, present almost everywhere. Various microorganisms can be found in the soil. Some of these microorganisms are capable of degrading petroleum hydrocarbons that contaminate the soil when oil tankers or pipes leaked. Petroleum consists of complex compound mixtures such as...