Biodegradation of the Most Heavier Fraction of Crude Oil, Asphaltene, by Bacillus toyonensis BCT-7112

Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health Risks

Malihe  Honarmand Kashi ¹ (Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Mitra Sadat  Tabatabaee ² (Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University-Central Tehran Branch)
Nazila  Arbab Soleimani ³ (Department of Microbiology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran)

Received: 2018-04-21 Accepted : 2018-10-29 Published : 2018-10-29

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