Distribution of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria in Northwestern Atlantic waters and coastal sediments
An extensive survey was carried out to aid in understanding the role of indigenous microorganisms in the removal of oil from Northwestern Atlantic temperate to arctic marine environments. The presence of hydrocarbon-utilizing microorganisms was demonstrated in sediments and adjacent waters taken fro...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/m74-147 2024-05-12T07:59:32+00:00 Distribution of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria in Northwestern Atlantic waters and coastal sediments Mulkins-Phillips, G. J. Stewart, James E. 1974 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/m74-147 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/m74-147 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Microbiology volume 20, issue 7, page 955-962 ISSN 0008-4166 1480-3275 Genetics Molecular Biology Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology General Medicine Immunology Microbiology journal-article 1974 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/m74-147 2024-04-18T06:54:50Z An extensive survey was carried out to aid in understanding the role of indigenous microorganisms in the removal of oil from Northwestern Atlantic temperate to arctic marine environments. The presence of hydrocarbon-utilizing microorganisms was demonstrated in sediments and adjacent waters taken from Bermuda, Canadian Northwest Atlantic and Eastern Canadian Arctic marine shorelines. In addition, surface-water samples (5 m depth) taken at 11 different stations along a transect between Halifax and Bermuda, with one exception, showed the presence of significant numbers of hydrocarbon-utilizing microorganisms. The hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria present included Nocardia, Pseudomonas, Flavobacter, Vibrio, and Achromobacter species. The fraction of the total heterotrophic bacteria represented by the hydrocarbon utilizers ranged up to 100% depending upon the area's previous history of oil spillage; the bulk of the values were less than 10%. The frequency of specific hydrocarbon utilization in decreasing order was hexadecene-1, pristane, hexadecane, dibenzothiophene, anthracene, and decalin. The location, numbers, variety, and broad capacity of the microbial hydrocarbon utilizers illustrate their ubiquity and indicate the microbial potential for removal or conversion of oil in the environments examined. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northwest Atlantic Canadian Science Publishing Arctic Canadian Journal of Microbiology 20 7 955 962 |
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An extensive survey was carried out to aid in understanding the role of indigenous microorganisms in the removal of oil from Northwestern Atlantic temperate to arctic marine environments. The presence of hydrocarbon-utilizing microorganisms was demonstrated in sediments and adjacent waters taken from Bermuda, Canadian Northwest Atlantic and Eastern Canadian Arctic marine shorelines. In addition, surface-water samples (5 m depth) taken at 11 different stations along a transect between Halifax and Bermuda, with one exception, showed the presence of significant numbers of hydrocarbon-utilizing microorganisms. The hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria present included Nocardia, Pseudomonas, Flavobacter, Vibrio, and Achromobacter species. The fraction of the total heterotrophic bacteria represented by the hydrocarbon utilizers ranged up to 100% depending upon the area's previous history of oil spillage; the bulk of the values were less than 10%. The frequency of specific hydrocarbon utilization in decreasing order was hexadecene-1, pristane, hexadecane, dibenzothiophene, anthracene, and decalin. The location, numbers, variety, and broad capacity of the microbial hydrocarbon utilizers illustrate their ubiquity and indicate the microbial potential for removal or conversion of oil in the environments examined. |
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Distribution of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria in Northwestern Atlantic waters and coastal sediments |
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Distribution of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria in Northwestern Atlantic waters and coastal sediments |
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Distribution of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria in Northwestern Atlantic waters and coastal sediments |
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Distribution of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria in Northwestern Atlantic waters and coastal sediments |
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Distribution of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria in Northwestern Atlantic waters and coastal sediments |
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distribution of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria in northwestern atlantic waters and coastal sediments |
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