FUNGI ASSOCIATED WITH THE RHIZOSPHERE OF Rhizophora mangle AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE NATURAL ATTENUATION OF PETROLEUM-CONTAMINATED SOILS
Oswaldo Guzmán-López,
Alan Couttolenc,
María del Carmen Cuevas-Díaz
et al.
Abstract:<p><strong>Background.</strong> Mangrove ecosystems in oil-producing areas in the south of Veracruz, Mexico are permanently threatened by oil spill contamination. In this context, <em>Rhizophora</em> <em>mangle</em> and the microbiota associated with its rhizosphere have adapted over time to processes of bioremediation and natural attenuation of petroleum hydrocarbons. <strong>Objective.</strong> To evaluate the hydrocarbonoclastic potential of filamentous … Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.