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Abstract
An enrichment culture method is described for quantifying the activity of hydrocarbon oxidizing bacteria in water and sediments. Application of the procedure indicated that the hydrocarbon oxidizing potential of environmental samples reflects the hydrocarbon burden of the area, the ability of the microflora to utilize hydrocarbons, and that lakes with large aquatic plant communities contain populations of hydrocarbon bacteria comparable to those found in oil-polluted harbors.Entities:
Year: 1975 PMID: 24241160 DOI: 10.1007/BF02010379
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microb Ecol ISSN: 0095-3628 Impact factor: 4.552