Occurrence, production, and export of lipophilic compounds by hydrocarbonoclastic marine bacteria and their potential use to produce bulk chemicals from hydrocarbons

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1693-1706

  Manilla Pérez, Efraín ^a   Lange, Alvin Brian ^a   Hetzler, Stephan ^a   Steinbüchel, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcanivorax; Hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria; Oil pollution; Storage lipids

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BULK CHEMICALS; COMPLEX MIXTURE; CRUDE OIL POLLUTION; DEGRADING BACTERIA; END-PRODUCTS; GROWTH CONDITIONS; LIPOPHILIC COMPOUNDS; MARINE BACTERIUM; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE OIL; NEUTRAL LIPID; OIL POLLUTION; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; STORAGE COMPOUNDS; STORAGE LIPIDS; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS; WAX ESTERS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; ESTERS; GLYCEROL; HYDROCARBONS; LIPIDS; MARINE POLLUTION;

BACTERIA;

PETROLEUM; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ACCUMULATION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CRUDE OIL; ESTER; EXPORT; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYDROCARBON; LIPID; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE TECHNOLOGY; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; OIL POLLUTION; OIL PRODUCTION;

ACINETOBACTER; ALCANIVORAX; ALCANIVORAX BORKUMENSIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENOME; GENOMICS; LIPID STORAGE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINOBACTER; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS; SEA POLLUTION; SHORT SURVEY;

ALCANIVORACEAE; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENES, BACTERIAL; HYDROCARBONS; LIPID METABOLISM; PETROLEUM; POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SEAWATER; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TRIGLYCERIDES; WATER POLLUTION; WAXES;

ALCANIVORAX; ALCANIVORAX BORKUMENSIS;

EID: 77952883568     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-010-2515-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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