African Journal of
Biotechnology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biotechnol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1684-5315
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJB
  • Start Year: 2002
  • Published Articles: 12488

Full Length Research Paper

Conditioners and significance of t-RFLP profile of the assemblage of prokaryotic microorganisms in crude oil polluted soils

Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi*
  • Eucharia Oluchi Nwaichi*
  • Department of Biochemistry, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Magdalena Frac
  • Magdalena Frac
  • Department of Environmental Microbiology, Institute of Agrophysics, Felin Lublin, Poland.
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B. O. Akpomiemie
  • B. O. Akpomiemie
  • Department of Biochemistry, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 26 April 2014
  •  Accepted: 06 October 2014
  •  Published: 27 October 2014

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