Utilization of petroleum hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from a petroleum-contaminated soil

Authors
Barathi, S Vasudevan, N
Citation
S. Barathi et N. Vasudevan, Utilization of petroleum hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from a petroleum-contaminated soil, ENVIRON INT, 26(5-6), 2001, pp. 413-416
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Environment/Ecology
Journal title
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
ISSN journal
01604120 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
413 - 416
Database
ISI
SICI code
0160-4120(200105)26:5-6<413:UOPHBP>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens. isolated from petroleum hydrocarbon-co ntaminated soil was examined for its ability to utilize a variety of hydroc arbon substrates. Surface tension measurements indicated the production of biosurfactant during the microbial degradation of hydrocarbon. The organism utilized both short and long chain n-alkanes. It emulsified a number of al iphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All right s reserved.