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Crude oil degradation by phosphate-solubilizing bacteria

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Title Crude oil degradation by phosphate-solubilizing bacteria
 
Creator DeSouza, M.J.B.D.
Nair, S.
David, J.J.
Chandramohan, D.
 
Subject crude oil
petroleum hydrocarbons
degradation
biodegradation
microorganisms
enzymatic activity
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Bacillus pumilus
 
Description Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria were isolated from tropical areas around the Indian peninsula. Two of the isolates showed high phosphatase activity. The isolates were identified as Klebsiella pneumoniae and Bacillus pumilus, and they showed high adherence to undecane and hexadecane. The degradation of crude oil by these two isolates was 62% and 85%. Mixed cultures of the two isolates showed 91% degradation. It was evident from the gas chromatographic analysis that all fractions of crude oil were degraded. These isolates are promising candidates for the development of microbial consortia to be used in bioremediation strategies to combat oil degradation in the marine environment
 
Date 2009-01-20T12:21:42Z
2009-01-20T12:21:42Z
1996
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Journal of Marine Biotechnology, Vol.4; 91-95p.
http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2170
 
Language en
 
Rights Copyright [1996]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
 
Publisher Springer