| Literature DB >> 14532103 |
Omry Koren1, Vishnia Knezevic, Eliora Z Ron, Eugene Rosenberg.
Abstract
The biodegradation of hydrocarbon pollutants in open systems is limited by the availability of a utilizable nitrogen source. This limitation can be overcome by using uric acid. Enrichment cultures grown on crude oil-uric acid media yielded mixed and pure cultures that degraded petroleum. In a simulated open system, uric acid bound to crude oil and was available for bacterial growth and petroleum biodegradation.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14532103 PMCID: PMC201234 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.10.6337-6339.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792