Characterisation of Hydrocarbon Degrading Antarctic Pseudomonas species

• Main Author: Rhodes, Phillippa Louise
• Other Authors: Farrell, Roberta L., Aislabie, Jackie M.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Waikato 2013
• Subjects: Antarctica; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Scott Base; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/8233

Hydrocarbon contamination of Antarctica poses a threat to the unique and fragile ecosystems of this continent. Bioremediation, utilising indigenous hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria, has been proposed as an environmentally friendly method for clean up of contaminated terrestrial sites in Antarctica. De...