Author:Maila, MP; Randima, P; Surridge, K; Dronen, K; Cloete, TEDate:Jan 2005In this study, the hydrocarbon removal efficiency and microbial diversity of different soil layers is evaluated. The soil layers with high counts of recoverable hydrocarbon degrading bacteria had the highest hydrocarbon removal rate compared ...Read more
Author:Maila, MP; Randima, P; Cloete, TEDate:2005In this study, the authors investigated the potential of multispecies rhizoremediation and monoculture rhizoremediation in decontaminating polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contaminated soil. Plant-mediated PAH dissipation was evaluated ...Read more
Author:Maila, MP; Randima, P; Dronen, K; Cloete, TEDate:Feb 2006The importance and relevance of the geographical origin of the soil sample and the hydrocarbons in determining the functional or species diversity within different bacterial communities was evaluated using the community level physiological ...Read more