N-ALKANE BIODEGRADATION BY A MARINE BACTERIUM IN THE PRESENCE OF AN OLEOPHILIC NUTRIMENT

Authors
RIVET L MILLE G BASSERES A LADOUSSE A GERIN C ACQUAVIVA M BERTRAND JC
Citation
L. Rivet et al., N-ALKANE BIODEGRADATION BY A MARINE BACTERIUM IN THE PRESENCE OF AN OLEOPHILIC NUTRIMENT, Biotechnology letters, 15(6), 1993, pp. 637-640
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Biotechnology letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01415492
Volume
15
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
637 - 640
Database
ISI
SICI code
0141-5492(1993)15:6<637:NBBAMB>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Hexadecane biodegradation by a marine bacterium has been investigated in the presence of an Oleophilic nutriment (INIPOL EAP 22). Hydrocarbo n attack was only observed after metabolism of the fatty acids present in the fertilizer. The bacterium used up 95 % fatty acids in the firs t 24 hours. Hexadecane biodegradation took place after 50 h incubation and reached 40 % after 360 h.