Biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by psychrotrophic Pseudomonas strains possessing both alkane (alk) and naphthalene (nah) catabolic pathways
Three hydrocarbon-degrading psychrotrophic bacteria were isolated from petroleum-contaminated Arctic soils and characterized. Two of the strains, identified as Pseudomonas spp., degraded C₅ to C₁₂ n-alkanes, toluene, and naphthalene at both 5 and 25°C and possessed both the alk catabolic pathway for...
| Published in: | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
1997
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.63.9.3719-3723.1997 https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/eng/view/object/?id=eb4239af-b61e-4bfc-af18-6091842716de https://nrc-publications.canada.ca/fra/voir/objet/?id=eb4239af-b61e-4bfc-af18-6091842716de |
| Summary: | Three hydrocarbon-degrading psychrotrophic bacteria were isolated from petroleum-contaminated Arctic soils and characterized. Two of the strains, identified as Pseudomonas spp., degraded C₅ to C₁₂ n-alkanes, toluene, and naphthalene at both 5 and 25°C and possessed both the alk catabolic pathway for alkane biodegradation and the nah catabolic pathway for polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation. One of these strains contained both a plasmid slightly smaller than the P. oleovorans OCT plasmid, which hybridized to an alkB gene probe, and a NAH plasmid similar to NAH7, demonstrating that both catabolic pathways, located on separate plasmids, can naturally coexist in the same bacterium Peer reviewed: Yes NRC publication: Yes |
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