| Literature DB >> 14766609 |
Carla A Nicholson1, Babu Z Fathepure.
Abstract
A highly enriched halophilic culture was established with benzene as the sole carbon source by using a brine soil obtained from an oil production facility in Oklahoma. The enrichment completely degraded benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes within 1 to 2 weeks. Also, [14C]benzene was converted to 14CO2, suggesting the culture's ability to mineralize benzene. Community structure analysis revealed that Marinobacter spp. were the dominant members of the enrichment.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 14766609 PMCID: PMC348818 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.2.1222-1225.2004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792