Chapter 45
Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation Genes from Chronically Polluted Subantarctic Marine Sediments
Hebe M. Dionisi,
Mariana Lozada,
Magalí S. Marcos,
Walter D. Di Marzio,
Claudia L. Loviso,
Hebe M. Dionisi
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Patagonian National Research Center (CENPAT—CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
Search for more papers by this authorMariana Lozada
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Patagonian National Research Center (CENPAT—CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
Search for more papers by this authorMagalí S. Marcos
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Patagonian National Research Center (CENPAT—CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
Search for more papers by this authorWalter D. Di Marzio
National University of Luján-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Search for more papers by this authorClaudia L. Loviso
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Patagonian National Research Center (CENPAT—CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
Search for more papers by this authorHebe M. Dionisi,
Mariana Lozada,
Magalí S. Marcos,
Walter D. Di Marzio,
Claudia L. Loviso,
Hebe M. Dionisi
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Patagonian National Research Center (CENPAT—CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
Search for more papers by this authorMariana Lozada
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Patagonian National Research Center (CENPAT—CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
Search for more papers by this authorMagalí S. Marcos
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Patagonian National Research Center (CENPAT—CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
Search for more papers by this authorWalter D. Di Marzio
National University of Luján-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Search for more papers by this authorClaudia L. Loviso
Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Patagonian National Research Center (CENPAT—CONICET), Puerto Madryn, Chubut Province, Argentina
Search for more papers by this authorBook Editor(s):Frans J. de Bruijn,
Frans J. de Bruijn
Laboratory of Plant Micro-organism Interaction, CNRS-INRA, Castanet Tolosan, France
Search for more papers by this authorSummary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Introduction
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Materials and Methods
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Results and Discussion
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Conclusions
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