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dc.contributor.authorDeSouza, M.J.B.D.
dc.contributor.authorNair, S.
dc.contributor.authorDavid, J.J.
dc.contributor.authorChandramohan, D.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-20T12:21:42Z
dc.date.available2009-01-20T12:21:42Z
dc.date.issued1996
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Marine Biotechnology, Vol.4; 91-95p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/2170
dc.description.abstractPhosphate-solubilizing bacteria were isolated from tropical areas around the Indian peninsula. Two of the isolates showed high phosphatase activity. The isolates were identified as Klebsiella pneumoniae and Bacillus pumilus, and they showed high adherence to undecane and hexadecane. The degradation of crude oil by these two isolates was 62% and 85%. Mixed cultures of the two isolates showed 91% degradation. It was evident from the gas chromatographic analysis that all fractions of crude oil were degraded. These isolates are promising candidates for the development of microbial consortia to be used in bioremediation strategies to combat oil degradation in the marine environment
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.rightsCopyright [1996]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectcrude oil
dc.subjectpetroleum hydrocarbons
dc.subjectdegradation
dc.subjectbiodegradation
dc.subjectmicroorganisms
dc.subjectenzymatic activity
dc.subjectKlebsiella pneumoniae
dc.subjectBacillus pumilus
dc.titleCrude oil degradation by phosphate-solubilizing bacteria
dc.typeJournal Article


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