Populations of heavy fuel oil-degrading marine microbial community in presence of oil sorbent materials

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 590-605

  Gertler, C ^a,b   Gerdts, G ^c   Timmis, K N ^b   Yakimov, M M ^d   Golyshin, P N ^a,b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcanivorax; Bunker C fuel oil; Marine oil degradation; Sorbent material.

Indexed keywords

EMULSIFICATION; FUEL OILS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROORGANISMS; OIL SPILLS; OXYGEN; SORBENTS; SORPTION;

ALCANIVORAX; BUNKER C FUEL OIL; FUELS OIL; MARINE OIL; MARINE OIL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; OIL DEGRADATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SORBENT MATERIAL.; SORBENT MATERIALS;

BIODEGRADATION;

FUEL OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUEL; HYDROCARBON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OIL SPILL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SORPTION; TESTING METHOD;

ALCANIVORAX; ALCANIVORAX BORKUMENSIS; ARTICLE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

ALCANIVORAX; ALCANIVORAX BORKUMENSIS;

EID: 67650392847     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2009.04245.x     Document Type: Article

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