Hydrocarbon degradation by Antarctic coastal bacteria

• Main Authors: Cavanagh, JE, Peter Nichols, Franzmann, PD, Thomas McMeekin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology); No keyword provided; Antarctic; East Antarctica; Organic Lake; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Hydrocarbon_degradation_by_Antarctic_coastal_bacteria/22834859

Bacterial cultures obtained through selective enrichment of beach sand collected 60 days and one year after treatment of sites in a pilot oil spill trial conducted at Airport Beach, Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica, were examined for the ability to degrade n-alkanes and phenanthrene. The effects of d...