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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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: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01871.x |
Programmes: | CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity > BD Topic 1 - Observations, Patterns, and Predictions for Biodiversity CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity > BD Topic 2 - Ecological Processes in the Environment |
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas: | 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 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/13416 |
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