J. Milcic-terzic et al., Biodegradation potential assessment of microbial consortia isolated from adiesel-contaminated soil, WATER SCI T, 42(5-6), 2000, pp. 403-406
Diesel, toluene and naphthalene-degrading microbial consortia were isolated
from a diesel-contaminated soil, The presence of catabolic genes, xylE and
ndoB responsible for toluene/xylene and naphthalene biodegradation, respec
tively, were screened by PCR techniques in all microbial consortia. The die
sel-consortium possessed both catabolic genes, the toluene-consortium only
the xylE gene, while the naphthalene-consortium possessed only the ndoB gen
e. On the basis of these results, it was concluded that contaminated soil h
as indigenous microbes with a high natural potential for biodegradation.