Biodegradation of crude oil using an efficient microbial consortium in a simulated marine environment

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1177-1185

  Bao, Mu tai ^a   Wang, Li na ^a   Sun, Pei yan ^b   Cao, Li xin ^b   Zou, Jie ^b   Li, Yi ming ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

^b Yunnan Institute of Geological Environment Monitoring   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Brevibacillus parabrevis; Marine oil pollution; Mesocosm; Ochrobactrum sp.

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM; BREVIBACILLUS PARABREVIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE OIL POLLUTION; MESOCOSMS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NACL SOLUTION; NUTRIENT UTILIZATION; OCHROBACTRUM SP; OIL DEGRADATION; SHAKE FLASKS; TANK SIZE; WATERBODIES;

BOTTLES; CRUDE OIL; DEGRADATION; EXPERIMENTS; MICROBIOLOGY; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

BIODEGRADATION;

AMMONIA; DNA 16S; NITRATE; NITRITE; PETROLEUM; PHOSPHATE;

BIODEGRADATION; CRUDE OIL; GROWTH; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BREVIBACILLUS; BREVIBACILLUS PARABEVIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MESOCOSM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OCHROBACTRUM; PHYLOGENY; SEA POLLUTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BREVIBACILLUS; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; OCHROBACTRUM; PETROLEUM; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS PARABREVIS; OCHROBACTRUM SP.;

EID: 84861928651     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.020     Document Type: Article

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