Hydrocarbon utilisation within a diesel degrading Bacterial consortium

Ciric, Lena; Philp, James C.; Whiteley, Andrew S.. 2010 Hydrocarbon utilisation within a diesel degrading Bacterial consortium. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 303. 116-122. 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01871.x

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Abstract/Summary

Diesel fuel is a common environmental pollutant comprised of a large number of both aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons. The microbial degradation of individual hydrocarbons has been well characterized, however, the community dynamics within a system degrading a complex pollutant such as diesel fuel are still poorly understood. The growth capabilities of a diesel-degrading consortium, along with organisms isolated from a contaminated site, were investigated using molecular profiling, isolation, and physiological methods using 10 of the fuel's most abundant constituents as sole carbon sources. The results indicated that the degradation of the fuel's constituents may be shared among the diverse microbial community. Some organisms were capable of growth on the majority of the hydrocarbons tested, whereas others seemed specialized to only a few of the substrates

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number/DOI:	10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01871.x
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 onwards > Biodiversity > BD Topic 1 - Observations, Patterns, and Predictions for Biodiversity CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 onwards > Biodiversity > BD Topic 2 - Ecological Processes in the Environment
CEH Sections:	Hails
ISSN:	0378-1097
Additional Keywords:	hydrocarbon, degradation, community, diesel, isolate
NORA Subject Terms:	Biology and Microbiology Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	15 Feb 2011 14:34
URI:	http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/13416

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