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Cui Z, Li Y, Jing X, Luan X, Liu N, Liu J, Meng Y, Xu J, Valentine DL. Cycloalkane degradation by an uncultivated novel genus of Gammaproteobacteria derived from China's marginal seas. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 469:133904. [PMID: 38422739 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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The consumption of cycloalkanes is prevalent in low-temperature marine environments, likely influenced by psychrophilic microorganisms. Despite their significance, the primary active species responsible for marine cycloalkane degradation remain largely unidentified due to cultivation challenges. In this study, we provide compelling evidence indicating that the uncultured genus C1-B045 of Gammaproteobacteria is a pivotal participant in cycloalkane decomposition within China's marginal seas. Notably, the relative abundance of C1-B045 surged from 15.9% in the methylcyclohexane (MCH)-consuming starter culture to as high as 97.5% in MCH-utilizing extinction cultures following successive dilution-to-extinction and incubation cycles. We used stable isotope probing, Raman-activated gravity-driven encapsulation, and 16 S rRNA gene sequencing to link cycloalkane-metabolizing phenotype to genotype at the single-cell level. By annotating key enzymes (e.g., alkane monooxygenase, cyclohexanone monooxygenase, and 6-hexanolactone hydrolase) involved in MCH metabolism within C1-B045's representative metagenome-assembled genome, we developed a putative MCH degradation pathway.
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- Zhisong Cui
- Marine Bioresource and Environment Research Center, Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Qingdao 266061, People's Republic of China.
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- Marine Bioresource and Environment Research Center, Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Qingdao 266061, People's Republic of China
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- Single-Cell Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics and Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Simulation and Regulation of Water Cycle in River Basin, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research, Beijing 100048, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Earth Science and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Marine Bioresource and Environment Research Center, Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Qingdao 266061, People's Republic of China
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- Single-Cell Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics and Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
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- Single-Cell Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics and Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Earth Science and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
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Cui Z, Luan X, Li S, Li Y, Bian X, Li G, Wei Q, Ran X, Bao M, Valentine DL. Occurrence and distribution of cyclic-alkane-consuming psychrophilic bacteria in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 427:128129. [PMID: 34991007 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cyclic alkanes (c-alkanes) are toxic compounds that are abundant in subsurface oil reservoirs and spilled condensate; hence, their environmental risk is significant. Although numerous studies have focused on the decomposition of other compound classes, e.g., acyclic alkanes and aromatic hydrocarbons, very little is known about the biodegradation of c-alkanes in the marine environment. Here, we enriched methylcyclohexane (MCH)-degrading bacteria derived from the cold bottom water (10-20 °C) of China's marginal seas in summer and characterized the changes to the bacterial community using high-throughput amplicon sequencing. MCH-consuming bacteria failed to grow from the warmer surface water (25-29 °C) in the same geographic sites and seasons. Notably, MCH-consuming communities derived from the cold bottom water in the Yellow Sea exhibit distinct structures compared to the other treatments. Furthermore, almost all dominant species in this setting appear to be specifically adapted to deeper cold water as indicated by significantly negative correlations to temperature (P < 0.01). From these results, we proposed that the biodegradation of MCH is effectively limited to the colder waters (10-20 °C) of China's marginal seas, with uncultured psychrophiles acting as the key taxa for MCH decomposition. Overall, this study indicates key functions for uncultivated microbes in the marine environment.
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- Zhisong Cui
- Marine Bioresources and Environment Research Center, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Qingdao 266061, People's Republic of China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266071, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, People's Republic of China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, People's Republic of China
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- Marine Bioresources and Environment Research Center, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Qingdao 266061, People's Republic of China
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- Marine Bioresources and Environment Research Center, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Qingdao 266061, People's Republic of China
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- Marine Bioresources and Environment Research Center, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Qingdao 266061, People's Republic of China
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- Marine Bioresources and Environment Research Center, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Qingdao 266061, People's Republic of China
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- Marine Bioresources and Environment Research Center, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources of China, Qingdao 266061, People's Republic of China
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- Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Earth Science and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
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Murphy SMC, Bautista MA, Cramm MA, Hubert CRJ. Diesel and Crude Oil Biodegradation by Cold-Adapted Microbial Communities in the Labrador Sea. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e0080021. [PMID: 34378990 PMCID: PMC8478444 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00800-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Oil spills in the subarctic marine environment off the coast of Labrador, Canada, are increasingly likely due to potential oil production and increases in ship traffic in the region. To understand the microbiome response and how nutrient biostimulation promotes biodegradation of oil spills in this cold marine setting, marine sediment microcosms amended with diesel or crude oil were incubated at in situ temperature (4°C) for several weeks. Sequencing of 16S rRNA genes following these spill simulations revealed decreased microbial diversity and enrichment of putative hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria that differed depending on the petroleum product. Metagenomic sequencing revealed that the genus Paraperlucidibaca harbors previously unrecognized capabilities for alkane biodegradation, which were also observed in Cycloclasticus. Genomic and amplicon sequencing together suggest that Oleispira and Thalassolituus degraded alkanes from diesel, while Zhongshania and the novel PGZG01 lineage contributed to crude oil alkane biodegradation. Greater losses in PAHs from crude oil than from diesel were consistent with Marinobacter, Pseudomonas_D, and Amphritea genomes exhibiting aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation potential. Biostimulation with nitrogen and phosphorus (4.67 mM NH4Cl and 1.47 mM KH2PO4) was effective at enhancing n-alkane and PAH degradation following low-concentration (0.1% [vol/vol]) diesel and crude oil amendments, while at higher concentrations (1% [vol/vol]) only n-alkanes in diesel were consumed, suggesting toxicity induced by compounds in unrefined crude oil. Biostimulation allowed for a more rapid shift in the microbial community in response to petroleum amendments, more than doubling the rates of CO2 increase during the first few weeks of incubation. IMPORTANCE Increases in transportation of diesel and crude oil in the Labrador Sea will pose a significant threat to remote benthic and shoreline environments, where coastal communities and wildlife are particularly vulnerable to oil spill contaminants. Whereas marine microbiology has not been incorporated into environmental assessments in the Labrador Sea, there is a growing demand for microbial biodiversity evaluations given the pronounced impact of climate change in this region. Benthic microbial communities are important to consider given that a fraction of spilled oil typically sinks such that its biodegradation occurs at the seafloor, where novel taxa with previously unrecognized potential to degrade hydrocarbons were discovered in this work. Understanding how cold-adapted microbiomes catalyze hydrocarbon degradation at low in situ temperature is crucial in the Labrador Sea, which remains relatively cold throughout the year.
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- Sean M. C. Murphy
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Hassanshahian M, Amirinejad N, Askarinejad Behzadi M. Crude oil pollution and biodegradation at the Persian Gulf: A comprehensive and review study. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2020; 18:1415-1435. [PMID: 33312652 PMCID: PMC7721969 DOI: 10.1007/s40201-020-00557-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The Persian Gulf consider as the fundamental biological marine condition between the seas. There is a different assortment of marine life forms including corals, wipes, and fish in this marine condition. Mangrove timberlands are found all through this sea-going biological system. Sullying of the Persian Gulf to oil-based goods is the principle of danger to this marine condition and this contamination can effectively affect this differing marine condition. Numerous specialists examined the result of oil contamination on Persian Gulf marine creatures including corals sponges, bivalves, and fishes. These analysts affirmed this oil contamination on the Persian Gulf significantly diminished biodiversity. Diverse microorganisms fit to consume oil-based commodities detailed by various scientists from the Persian Gulf and their capacity to the debasement of unrefined petroleum has been examined. There has additionally been little exploration of cyanobacteria, yeast, and unrefined petroleum debasing organisms in this sea-going environment. Biosurfactants are amphipathic molecules that upgrade the disintegration of oil and increment their bioavailability to corrupt microscopic organisms. Additionally, biosurfactant-producing bacteria were discovered from the Persian Gulf, and the capability to degradation of crude oil in microscale was evaluated. The current review article aims to collect the finding of various researches performed in the Persian Gulf on oil pollution and crude-oil biodegradation. It is expected that by applying biological methods in combination with mechanical and chemical methods, the hazard consequences of crude-oil contamination on this important aquatic ecosystem at the world will be mitigated and a step towards preserving this diverse marine environment.
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- Mehdi Hassanshahian
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
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Siddique T, Semple K, Li C, Foght JM. Methanogenic biodegradation of iso-alkanes and cycloalkanes during long-term incubation with oil sands tailings. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 258:113768. [PMID: 31864926 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 12/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Microbes indigenous to oil sands tailings ponds methanogenically biodegrade certain hydrocarbons, including n-alkanes and monoaromatics, whereas other hydrocarbons such as iso- and cycloalkanes are more recalcitrant. We tested the susceptibility of iso- and cycloalkanes to methanogenic biodegradation by incubating them with mature fine tailings (MFT) collected from two depths (6 and 31 m below surface) of a tailings pond, representing different lengths of exposure to hydrocarbons. A mixture of five iso-alkanes and three cycloalkanes was incubated with MFT for 1700 d. Iso-alkanes were completely biodegraded in the order 3-methylhexane > 4-methylheptane > 2-methyloctane > 2-methylheptane, whereas 3-ethylhexane and ethylcyclopentane were only partially depleted and methylcyclohexane and ethylcyclohexane were not degraded during incubation. Pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA genes showed enrichment of Peptococcaceae (Desulfotomaculum) and Smithella in amended cultures with acetoclastic (Methanosaeta) and hydrogenotrophic methanogens (Methanoregula and Methanoculleus). Bioaugmentation of MFT by inoculation with MFT-derived enrichment cultures reduced the lag phase before onset of iso-alkane and cycloalkane degradation. However, the same enrichment culture incubated without MFT exhibited slower biodegradation kinetics and less CH4 production, implying that the MFT solid phase (clay minerals) enhanced methanogenesis. These results help explain and predict continued emissions of CH4 from oil sands tailings repositories in situ.
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- Tariq Siddique
- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7, Canada.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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Fungal biotransformation of short-chain n-alkylcycloalkanes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:4137-4151. [PMID: 30941461 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-09749-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The cycloalkanes, comprising up to 45% of the hydrocarbon fraction, occur in crude oil or refined oil products (e.g., gasoline) mainly as alkylated cyclohexane derivatives and have been increasingly found in environmental samples of soil and water. Furthermore, short-chain alkylated cycloalkanes are components of the so-called volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This study highlights the biotransformation of methyl- and ethylcyclohexane by the alkane-assimilating yeast Candida maltosa and the phenol- and benzoate-utilizing yeast Trichosporon mucoides under laboratory conditions. In the course of this biotransformation, we detected 25 different metabolites, which were analyzed by HPLC and GC-MS. The biotransformation process of methylcyclohexane in both yeasts involve (A) ring hydroxylation at different positions (C2, C3, and C4) and subsequent oxidation to ketones as well as (B) oxidation of the alkyl side chain to hydroxylated and acid products. The yeast T. mucoides additionally performs ring hydroxylation at the C1-position and (C) oxidative decarboxylation and (D) aromatization of cyclohexanecarboxylic acid. Both yeasts also oxidized the saturated ring system and the side chain of ethylcyclohexane. However, the cyclohexylacetic acid, which was formed, seemed not to be substrate for aromatization. This is the first report of several new transformation reactions of alkylated cycloalkanes for eukaryotic microorganisms.
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Chaudhary DK, Jeong SW, Kim J. Oil-degrading properties of a psychrotolerant bacterial strain, Rhodococcus sp. Y2-2, in liquid and soil media. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 34:33. [PMID: 29411146 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-018-2415-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 01/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate oil-degrading ability of newly isolated strain Rhodococcus Y2-2 at low temperature. Rhodococcus sp. Y2-2 was isolated from oil-contaminated soil sampled at the end of winter using a newly developed transwell plate method. In the liquid phase, the oil-degradation efficiency of strain Rhodococcus sp. Y2-2 was about 84% with an initial concentration of 1500 ppm TPH (500 ppm each of kerosene, gasoline, and diesel) when incubated for 2 weeks under optimal conditions: 10 °C, pH 7, and 0.5 g L- 1 inoculum. In the soil phase, the isolate showed 80% oil degradation efficiency using glucose as a carbon source, with an initial concentration of 4000 ppm TPH and the addition of water during 14 days of incubation at 10 °C. Additionally, the degradation efficiency of the isolate was increased by the addition of mixture of surfactant alpha olefin sulfonate and gelatin, although strain Y2-2 also produced many biosurfactant components. This study shows Rhodococcus sp. Y2-2 can degrade oil components both in liquid and soil media by consuming kerosene, gasoline, and diesel as a carbon and energy source. Therefore, the crude oil-degrading ability of Rhodococcus sp. Y2-2 at low temperature provides proper bioremediation tool to clean up oil-contaminated sites especially in cold area or during winter season.
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- Dhiraj Kumar Chaudhary
- Ecology Laboratory, Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Kyonggi University, 154-42 Gwanggyosan-Ro, Youngtong-Gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-Do, 16227, South Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University, Kunsan, South Korea
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- Ecology Laboratory, Department of Life Science, College of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Kyonggi University, 154-42 Gwanggyosan-Ro, Youngtong-Gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-Do, 16227, South Korea.
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Nowak JA, Shrestha PM, Weber RJ, McKenna AM, Chen H, Coates JD, Goldstein AH. Comprehensive Analysis of Changes in Crude Oil Chemical Composition during Biosouring and Treatments. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2018; 52:1290-1300. [PMID: 29320174 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Biosouring in crude oil reservoirs by sulfate-reducing microbial communities (SRCs) results in hydrogen sulfide production, precipitation of metal sulfide complexes, increased industrial costs of petroleum production, and exposure issues for personnel. Potential treatment strategies include nitrate or perchlorate injections into reservoirs. Gas chromatography with vacuum ultraviolet ionization and high-resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-VUV-HTOF) and Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS) combined with electrospray ionization were applied in this study to identify hydrocarbon degradation patterns and product formations in crude oil samples from biosoured, nitrate-treated, and perchlorate-treated bioreactor column experiments. Crude oil hydrocarbons were selectively transformed based on molecular weight and compound class in the biosouring control environment. Both the nitrate and the perchlorate treatments significantly reduced sulfide production; however, the nitrate treatment enhanced crude oil biotransformation, while the perchlorate treatment inhibited crude oil biotransformation. Nitrogen- and oxygen-containing biodegradation products, particularly with chemical formulas consistent with monocarboxylic and dicarboxylic acids containing 10-60 carbon atoms, were observed in the oil samples from both the souring control and the nitrate-treated columns but were not observed in the oil samples from the perchlorate-treated column. These results demonstrate that hydrocarbon degradation and product formation of crude oil can span hydrocarbon isomers and molecular weights up to C60 and double-bond equivalent classes ranging from straight-chain alkanes to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Our results also strongly suggest that perchlorate injections may provide a preferred strategy to treat biosouring through inhibition of biotransformation.
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University , 1800 East Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-4005, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University , 1800 East Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee, Florida 32310-4005, United States
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Aitken C, Head I, Jones D, Rowland S, Scarlett A, West C. Comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of complex mixtures of anaerobic bacterial metabolites of petroleum hydrocarbons. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1536:96-109. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Revised: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 06/11/2017] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Chen T, Philips C, Hamilton J, Chartbrand B, Grosskleg J, Bradshaw K, Carlson T, Timlick K, Peak D, Siciliano SD. Citrate Addition Increased Phosphorus Bioavailability and Enhanced Gasoline Bioremediation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2017; 46:975-983. [PMID: 28991988 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2017.02.0064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Phosphorus (P) bioavailability often limits gasoline biodegradation in calcareous cold-region soils. One possible method to increase P bioavailability in such soils is the addition of citrate. Citrate addition at the field scale may increase hydrocarbon degradation by: (i) enhancing inorganic and organic P dissolution and desorption, (ii) increasing hydrocarbon bioavailability, and/or (iii) stimulating microbial activity. Alternatively, citrate addition may inhibit activity due to competitive effects on carbon metabolism. Using a field-scale in situ biostimulation study, we evaluated if citrate could stimulate gasoline degradation and what the dominant mechanism of this stimulation will be. Two large bore injectors were constructed at a site contaminated with gasoline, and a biostimulation solution of 11 mM MgSO, 1 mM HPO, and 0.08 mM HNO at pH 6.5 in municipal potable water was injected at ∼5000 L d for about 4 mo. Following this, 10 mM citric acid was incorporated into the existing biostimulation solution and the site continued to be stimulated for 8 mo. After citrate addition, the bioavailable P fraction in groundwater and soil increased. Iron(II) groundwater concentrations increased and corresponded to decreases in benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes (BTEX) in groundwater, as well as a decrease in F1 in the soil saturated zone. Overall, citrate addition increased P bioavailability and may stimulate anaerobic microbial activity, resulting in accelerated anaerobic gasoline bioremediation in cold-region calcareous soils.
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Oliveira TVD, Cardoso SL, Vieira RB, Vieira PA, Cardoso VL. BIODEGRADATION OF EFFLUENT CONTAMINATED WITH DIESEL OIL AND GASOLINE USING CHITOSAN AS A NATURAL COAGULANT IN A CONTINUOUS PROCESS. BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2016. [DOI: 10.1590/0104-6632.20160334s20150193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Siddique T, Mohamad Shahimin MF, Zamir S, Semple K, Li C, Foght JM. Long-Term Incubation Reveals Methanogenic Biodegradation of C5 and C6 iso-Alkanes in Oil Sands Tailings. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:14732-14739. [PMID: 26571341 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b04370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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iso-Alkanes are major components of petroleum and have been considered recalcitrant to biodegradation under methanogenic conditions. However, indigenous microbes in oil sands tailings ponds exposed to solvents rich in 2-methylbutane, 2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane, n-pentane, and n-hexane produce methane in situ. We incubated defined mixtures of iso- or n-alkanes with mature fine tailings from two tailings ponds of different ages historically exposed to different solvents: one, ~10 years old, receiving C5-C6 paraffins and the other, ~35 years old, receiving naphtha. A lengthy incubation (>6 years) revealed iso-alkane biodegradation after lag phases of 900-1800 and ~280 days, respectively, before the onset of methanogenesis, although lag phases were shorter with n-alkanes (~650-1675 and ~170 days, respectively). 2-Methylpentane and both n-alkanes were completely depleted during ~2400 days of incubation, whereas 2-methylbutane and 3-methylpentane were partially depleted only during active degradation of 2-methylpentane, suggesting co-metabolism. In both cases, pyrotag sequencing of 16S rRNA genes showed codominance of Peptococcaceae with acetoclastic (Methanosaeta) and hydrogenotrophic (Methanoregula and Methanolinea) methanogens. These observations are important for predicting long-term greenhouse-gas emissions from oil sands tailings ponds and extend the known range of hydrocarbons susceptible to methanogenic biodegradation in petroleum-impacted anaerobic environments.
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- Tariq Siddique
- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta , Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7, Canada
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- Department of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta , Edmonton, AB T6G 2G7, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta , Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta , Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta , Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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Talaiekhozani A, Jafarzadeh N, Fulazzaky MA, Talaie MR, Beheshti M. Kinetics of substrate utilization and bacterial growth of crude oil degraded by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCE & ENGINEERING 2015; 13:64. [PMID: 26413306 PMCID: PMC4582619 DOI: 10.1186/s40201-015-0221-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Pollution associated with crude oil (CO) extraction degrades the quality of waters, threatens drinking water sources and may ham air quality. The systems biology approach aims at learning the kinetics of substrate utilization and bacterial growth for a biological process for which very limited knowledge is available. This study uses the Pseudomonas aeruginosa to degrade CO and determines the kinetic parameters of substrate utilization and bacterial growth modeled from a completely mixed batch reactor. The ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa can remove 91 % of the total petroleum hydrocarbons and 83 % of the aromatic compounds from oily environment. The value k of 9.31 g of substrate g(-1) of microorganism d(-1) could be far higher than the value k obtained for petrochemical wastewater treatment and that for municipal wastewater treatment. The production of new cells of using CO as the sole carbon and energy source can exceed 2(3) of the existing cells per day. The kinetic parameters are verified to contribute to improving the biological removal of CO from oily environment.
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- Amirreza Talaiekhozani
- />Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Jami Institute of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
- />Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security, Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Bahru, Johor Malaysia
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- />Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Jondishapour University of Medical Science, Ahwaz, Iran
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- />Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security, Research Institute for Sustainable Environment, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Bahru, Johor Malaysia
- />Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Bahru, Johor Malaysia
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- />Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- />Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran
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- />Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran
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Tan B, Jane Fowler S, Laban NA, Dong X, Sensen CW, Foght J, Gieg LM. Comparative analysis of metagenomes from three methanogenic hydrocarbon-degrading enrichment cultures with 41 environmental samples. THE ISME JOURNAL 2015; 9:2028-45. [PMID: 25734684 PMCID: PMC4542035 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2015.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Revised: 01/07/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Methanogenic hydrocarbon metabolism is a key process in subsurface oil reservoirs and hydrocarbon-contaminated environments and thus warrants greater understanding to improve current technologies for fossil fuel extraction and bioremediation. In this study, three hydrocarbon-degrading methanogenic cultures established from two geographically distinct environments and incubated with different hydrocarbon substrates (added as single hydrocarbons or as mixtures) were subjected to metagenomic and 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing to test whether these differences affect the genetic potential and composition of the communities. Enrichment of different putative hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria in each culture appeared to be substrate dependent, though all cultures contained both acetate- and H2-utilizing methanogens. Despite differing hydrocarbon substrates and inoculum sources, all three cultures harbored genes for hydrocarbon activation by fumarate addition (bssA, assA, nmsA) and carboxylation (abcA, ancA), along with those for associated downstream pathways (bbs, bcr, bam), though the cultures incubated with hydrocarbon mixtures contained a broader diversity of fumarate addition genes. A comparative metagenomic analysis of the three cultures showed that they were functionally redundant despite their enrichment backgrounds, sharing multiple features associated with syntrophic hydrocarbon conversion to methane. In addition, a comparative analysis of the culture metagenomes with those of 41 environmental samples (containing varying proportions of methanogens) showed that the three cultures were functionally most similar to each other but distinct from other environments, including hydrocarbon-impacted environments (for example, oil sands tailings ponds and oil-affected marine sediments). This study provides a basis for understanding key functions and environmental selection in methanogenic hydrocarbon-associated communities.
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- Boonfei Tan
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Visual Genomics Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Tan B, Semple K, Foght J. Anaerobic alkane biodegradation by cultures enriched from oil sands tailings ponds involves multiple species capable of fumarate addition. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2015; 91:fiv042. [PMID: 25873461 DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiv042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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A methanogenic short-chain alkane-degrading culture (SCADC) was enriched from oil sands tailings and transferred several times with a mixture of C6, C7, C8 and C10 n-alkanes as the predominant organic carbon source, plus 2-methylpentane, 3-methylpentane and methylcyclopentane as minor components. Cultures produced ∼40% of the maximum theoretical methane during 18 months incubation while depleting the n-alkanes, 2-methylpentane and methylcyclopentane. Substrate depletion correlated with detection of metabolites characteristic of fumarate activation of 2-methylpentane and methylcyclopentane, but not n-alkane metabolites. During active methanogenesis with the mixed alkanes, reverse-transcription PCR confirmed the expression of functional genes (assA and bssA) associated with hydrocarbon addition to fumarate. Pyrosequencing of 16S rRNA genes amplified during active alkane degradation revealed enrichment of Clostridia (particularly Peptococcaceae) and methanogenic Archaea (Methanosaetaceae and Methanomicrobiaceae). Methanogenic cultures transferred into medium containing sulphate produced sulphide, depleted n-alkanes and produced the corresponding succinylated alkane metabolites, but were slow to degrade 2-methylpentane and methylcyclopentane; these cultures were enriched in Deltaproteobacteria rather than Clostridia. 3-Methylpentane was not degraded by any cultures. Thus, nominally methanogenic oil sands tailings harbour dynamic and versatile hydrocarbon-degrading fermentative syntrophs and sulphate reducers capable of degrading n-, iso- and cyclo-alkanes by addition to fumarate.
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- BoonFei Tan
- Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
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Jaekel U, Zedelius J, Wilkes H, Musat F. Anaerobic degradation of cyclohexane by sulfate-reducing bacteria from hydrocarbon-contaminated marine sediments. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:116. [PMID: 25806023 PMCID: PMC4352924 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The fate of cyclohexane, often used as a model compound for the biodegradation of cyclic alkanes due to its abundance in crude oils, in anoxic marine sediments has been poorly investigated. In the present study, we obtained an enrichment culture of cyclohexane-degrading sulfate-reducing bacteria from hydrocarbon-contaminated intertidal marine sediments. Microscopic analyses showed an apparent dominance by oval cells of 1.5 × 0.8 μm. Analysis of a 16S rRNA gene library, followed by whole-cell hybridization with group- and sequence-specific oligonucleotide probes showed that these cells belonged to a single phylotype, and were accounting for more than 80% of the total cell number. The dominant phylotype, affiliated with the Desulfosarcina-Desulfococcus cluster of the Deltaproteobacteria, is proposed to be responsible for the degradation of cyclohexane. Quantitative growth experiments showed that cyclohexane degradation was coupled with the stoichiometric reduction of sulfate to sulfide. Substrate response tests corroborated with hybridization with a sequence-specific oligonucleotide probe suggested that the dominant phylotype apparently was able to degrade other cyclic and n-alkanes, including the gaseous alkane n-butane. Based on GC-MS analyses of culture extracts cyclohexylsuccinate was identified as a metabolite, indicating an activation of cyclohexane by addition to fumarate. Other metabolites detected were 3-cyclohexylpropionate and cyclohexanecarboxylate providing evidence that the overall degradation pathway of cyclohexane under anoxic conditions is analogous to that of n-alkanes.
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- Ulrike Jaekel
- Department of Microbiology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Bremen, Germany
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- Organic Geochemistry, Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology Bremen, Germany ; Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ Leipzig, Germany
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Bao M, Pi Y, Wang L, Sun P, Li Y, Cao L. Lipopeptide biosurfactant production bacteria Acinetobacter sp. D3-2 and its biodegradation of crude oil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2014; 16:897-903. [PMID: 24519270 DOI: 10.1039/c3em00600j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In this work, a hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium D3-2 isolated from petroleum contaminated soil samples was investigated for its potential effect in biodegradation of crude oil. The strain was identified as Acinetobacter sp. D3-2 based on morphological, biochemical and phylogenetic analysis. The optimum environmental conditions for growth of the bacteria were determined to be pH 8.0, with a NaCl concentration of 3.0% (w/v) at 30 °C. Acinetobacter sp. D3-2 could utilize various hydrocarbon substrates as the sole carbon and energy source. From this study, we also found that the strain had the ability to produce biosurfactant, with the production of 0.52 g L(-1). The surface tension of the culture broth was decreased from 48.02 to 26.30 mN m(-1). The biosurfactant was determined to contain lipopeptide compounds based on laboratory analyses. By carrying out a crude oil degradation assay in an Erlenmeyer flask experiment and analyzing the hydrocarbon removal rate using gas chromatography, we found that Acinetobacter sp. D3-2 could grow at 30 °C in 3% NaCl solution with a preferable ability to degrade 82% hydrocarbons, showing that bioremediation does occur and plays a profound role during the oil reparation process.
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- Mutai Bao
- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, 238 Songling Road, Shandong, Qingdao 266100, China.
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Vieira RB, Vieira PA, Cardoso SL, Ribeiro EJ, Cardoso VL. Sedimentation of mixed cultures using natural coagulants for the treatment of effluents generated in terrestrial fuel distribution terminals. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2012; 231-232:98-104. [PMID: 22795394 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.06.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2012] [Revised: 06/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study evaluated the use of natural coagulants (Moringa oleifera and chitosan) under different conditions with a mixed culture (C1 mixed culture). This culture was used for the biodegradation of hydrocarbons present in the effluent from fuel distribution terminals contaminated with diesel oil and gasoline. The biodegradation was evaluated by two central composite design (CCD) experiments: the first with varying concentrations of Moringa oleifera (MO), drying temperatures (TE) and seed drying times (TI); the second with varying concentrations of chitosan and the hydrochloric acid in which chitosan had been solubilized. The responses monitored in the CCD experiments included the sludge volume index (SVI), the turbidity removal (TR) and the specific rate of oxygen uptake (SOUR). Subsequently, the biodegradation was monitored in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) under the optimal conditions obtained for each CCD experiment. The results indicated that the best coagulant was chitosan solubilized in 0.25 N HCl at a concentration of 50mg/L. Within five cycles with chitosan as a coagulant, the total organic carbon (TOC) removal increased from 77±1.0% to 82±0.5%, the volatile suspended solids (VSS) increased from 1.4±0.3 to 2.25±0.3 g/L and the total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) removal increased from 75±1.0% to 81±0.5%.
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- R B Vieira
- Faculdade de Engenharia Química - Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Campus Santa Mônica, 2121 - CEP: 38400-902, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
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Bao MT, Wang LN, Sun PY, Cao LX, Zou J, Li YM. Biodegradation of crude oil using an efficient microbial consortium in a simulated marine environment. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2012; 64:1177-85. [PMID: 22498316 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2011] [Revised: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Ochrobactrum sp. N1, Brevibacillus parabrevis N2, B. parabrevis N3 and B. parabrevis N4 were selected when preparing a mixed bacterial consortium based on the efficiency of crude oil utilization. A crude oil degradation rate of the N-series microbial consortium reached upwards of 79% at a temperature of 25 °C in a 3.0% NaCl solution in the shake flask trial. In the mesocosm experiment, a specially designed device was used to simulate the marine environment. The internal tank size was 1.5 m (L)×0.8 m (W)×0.7 m (H). The microbial growth conditions, nutrient utilization and environmental factors were thoroughly investigated. Over 51.1% of the crude oil was effectively removed from the simulated water body. The escalation process (from flask trials to the mesocosm experiment), which sought to represent removal under conditions more similar to the field, proved the high efficiency of using N-series bacteria in crude oil degradation.
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- Mu-tai Bao
- Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Shandong, Qingdao 266100, China.
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Parisi VA, Brubaker GR, Zenker MJ, Prince RC, Gieg LM, Da Silva MLB, Alvarez PJJ, Suflita JM. Field metabolomics and laboratory assessments of anaerobic intrinsic bioremediation of hydrocarbons at a petroleum-contaminated site. Microb Biotechnol 2011; 2:202-12. [PMID: 21261914 PMCID: PMC3815840 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2009.00077.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Field metabolomics and laboratory assays were used to assess the in situ anaerobic attenuation of hydrocarbons in a contaminated aquifer underlying a former refinery. Benzene, ethylbenzene, 2-methylnaphthalene, 1,2,4- and 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene were targeted as contaminants of greatest regulatory concern (COC) whose intrinsic remediation has been previously reported. Metabolite profiles associated with anaerobic hydrocarbon decay revealed the microbial utilization of alkylbenzenes, including the trimethylbenzene COC, PAHs and several n-alkanes in the contaminated portions of the aquifer. Anaerobic biodegradation experiments designed to mimic in situ conditions showed no loss of exogenously amended COC; however, a substantive rate of endogenous electron acceptor reduction was measured (55 ± 8 µM SO(4) day(-1)). An assessment of hydrocarbon loss in laboratory experiments relative to a conserved internal marker revealed that non-COC hydrocarbons were being metabolized. Purge and trap analysis of laboratory assays showed a substantial loss of toluene, m- and o-xylene, as well as several alkanes (C(6)-C(12)). Multiple lines of evidence suggest that benzene is persistent under the prevailing site anaerobic conditions. We could find no in situ benzene intermediates (phenol or benzoate), the parent molecule proved recalcitrant in laboratory assays and low copy numbers of Desulfobacterium were found, a genus previously implicated in anaerobic benzene biodegradation. This study also showed that there was a reasonable correlation between field and laboratory findings, although with notable exception. Thus, while the intrinsic anaerobic bioremediation was clearly evident at the site, non-COC hydrocarbons were preferentially metabolized, even though there was ample literature precedence for the biodegradation of the target molecules.
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- Victoria A Parisi
- Department of Botany and Microbiology and Institute for Energy and Environment, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA
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Lee JS, Ray RI, Little BJ. An assessment of alternative diesel fuels: microbiological contamination and corrosion under storage conditions. BIOFOULING 2010; 26:623-635. [PMID: 20628927 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2010.504984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Experiments were designed to evaluate the nature and extent of microbial contamination and the potential for microbiologically influenced corrosion of alloys exposed in a conventional high sulfur diesel (L100) and alternative fuels, including 100% biodiesel (B100), ultra-low sulfur diesel (ULSD) and blends of ULSD and B100 (B5 and B20). In experiments with additions of distilled water, all fuels supported biofilm formation. Changes in the water pH did not correlate with observations related to corrosion. In all exposures, aluminum 5052 was susceptible to pitting while stainless steel 304L exhibited passive behavior. Carbon steel exhibited uniform corrosion in ULSD and L100, and passive behavior in B5, B20, and B100.
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- Jason S Lee
- Naval Research Laboratory, Codes 7332/7303, Stennis Space Center, MS, USA.
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Microbial nitrate-dependent cyclohexane degradation coupled with anaerobic ammonium oxidation. ISME JOURNAL 2010; 4:1290-301. [DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2010.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Vieira PA, Vieira RB, Faria S, Ribeiro EJ, Cardoso VL. Biodegradation of diesel oil and gasoline contaminated effluent employing intermittent aeration. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2009; 168:1366-1372. [PMID: 19356851 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2008] [Revised: 12/27/2008] [Accepted: 03/09/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We examined the effects of aeration interval and agitation speed in an effort to optimize the biodegradation of effluent contaminated with diesel oil and gasoline. The biodegradation process employed a C(1) mixed culture and intermittent aeration. Optimization was performed using central composite design (CCD). The independent variables were aeration interval (X(1)) and agitation speed (X(2)) and the dependent variable was the degree of removal of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH). The optimum aeration interval (33h) and agitation speed (110rpm) resulted in TPH removal of 75.9% after 3 days. Five hydrocarbons classes were identified using gas chromatography: paraffins, isoparaffins, olefins, naphthenics, and aromatics. The following reductions were observed: 91.8% for the paraffins, 83.3% for the isoparaffins, 80.9% for the olefins, 39.3% for the naphthenics, and 80.9% for the aromatics. In comparative studies performed under constant aeration (CA), without aeration (WA), and intermittent aeration (IA) conditions, intermittent aeration resulted in the highest TPH removals, with 90% reduction after 22 days. Under the IA condition, the degradation percentages were 99.6% for the paraffins, 94% for the isoparaffins, 95.4% for the olefins, 70.8 for the naphthenics, and 83.4% for the aromatics.
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- P A Vieira
- Faculdade de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, CEP 38400-902, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
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Maier RM. Microorganisms and Organic Pollutants. Environ Microbiol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-370519-8.00020-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Vieira PA, Faria S, Vieira RB, De França FP, Cardoso VL. Statistical analysis and optimization of nitrogen, phosphorus, and inoculum concentrations for the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons by response surface methodology. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s11274-008-9907-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Huang L, Ma T, Li D, Liang FL, Liu RL, Li GQ. Optimization of nutrient component for diesel oil degradation by Rhodococcus erythropolis. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2008; 56:1714-1718. [PMID: 18778839 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2008.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2008] [Revised: 07/10/2008] [Accepted: 07/13/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A novel bacterium T7-2 was isolated from the oil-polluted sea-bed mud of Bohai Sea, northern China, which can degrade diesel oil at 15 degrees C. This bacterium was identified as a strain of Rhodococcus erythropolis according to its 16S rDNA gene. In order to enhance degradation efficiency, a five-level, three-factor central composite design was employed to optimize the nutrition supplied to artificial seawater. The results indicate that a supplement of 2.53 g (NH(4))(2)SO(4)L(-1), 2.75 g Na(2)HPO(4)L(-1) and 0.01 g yeast extract L(-1) to artificial seawater increases the degradation rate from 12.61% to 75% within 7d.
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- Lei Huang
- The School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, 263 Hongqi South Road, Tianjin 300191, China
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Methane-producing microbial community in a coal bed of the Illinois basin. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:2424-32. [PMID: 18310416 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02341-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A series of molecular and geochemical studies were performed to study microbial, coal bed methane formation in the eastern Illinois Basin. Results suggest that organic matter is biodegraded to simple molecules, such as H(2) and CO(2), which fuel methanogenesis and the generation of large coal bed methane reserves. Small-subunit rRNA analysis of both the in situ microbial community and highly purified, methanogenic enrichments indicated that Methanocorpusculum is the dominant genus. Additionally, we characterized this methanogenic microorganism using scanning electron microscopy and distribution of intact polar cell membrane lipids. Phylogenetic studies of coal water samples helped us develop a model of methanogenic biodegradation of macromolecular coal and coal-derived oil by a complex microbial community. Based on enrichments, phylogenetic analyses, and calculated free energies at in situ subsurface conditions for relevant metabolisms (H(2)-utilizing methanogenesis, acetoclastic methanogenesis, and homoacetogenesis), H(2)-utilizing methanogenesis appears to be the dominant terminal process of biodegradation of coal organic matter at this location.
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Prince RC, Parkerton TF, Lee C. The primary aerobic biodegradation of gasoline hydrocarbons. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2007; 41:3316-21. [PMID: 17539543 DOI: 10.1021/es062884d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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We describe the primary aerobic biodegradation of an unleaded, unoxygenated, regular gasoline by inocula from unacclimated fresh and sea water, and from a domestic sewage treatment plant. Biodegradation was rapid and complete in all inocula, with an overall median "half-life", at approximately 70 ppm gasoline and low levels of inorganic nutrients, of 5 days. The biodegradation of 131 individual hydrocarbons in the gasoline followed a relatively consistent pattern. The larger n-alkanes and iso-alkanes, and simple and alkylated aromatic compounds were the most readily degraded compounds, followed by the smaller n-alkanes and isoalkanes and the naphthenes. The last compounds to be degraded were butane, iso-butane, and 2,2-dimethylbutane, but even these disappeared with an apparent half-life of <30 days. The fact that the aqueous concentration of many of the individual components was in the sub ppb level is a remarkable demonstration of the ability of unadapted indigenous aerobic microorganisms to respond to and effectively biodegrade gasoline range hydrocarbons.
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- Roger C Prince
- ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc., Annandale, New Jersey 08801, USA.
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Siddique T, Fedorak PM, MacKinnon MD, Foght JM. Metabolism of BTEX and naphtha compounds to methane in oil sands tailings. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2007; 41:2350-6. [PMID: 17438786 DOI: 10.1021/es062852q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Naphtha, comprising low molecular weight aliphatics and aromatics (C3-C14), is used as a diluent in processing of bitumen from oil sands. A small fraction (<1%) is lost to tailings waste and incorporated into mature fine tailings (MFT). BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes) and whole naphtha were assessed for biodegradation under methanogenic conditions using MFT from an oil sands tailings settling basin. MFT spiked with 0.05-0.1% w/v of BTEX compounds produced up to 2.1 (+/-0.1) mmol of methane during 36 weeks of incubation. Metabolism of 0.5-1.0% w/v naphtha in MFT yielded up to 5.7 (+/-0.2) mmol of methane during 46 weeks of incubation. Gas chromatographic analyses showed that BTEX degraded in the sequence: toluene > o-xylene > m- plus p-xylene > ethylbenzene > benzene. Only 15-23% of whole naphtha, mainly n-alkanes (in the sequence: nonane > octane > heptane) and some BTEX compounds (toluene > o-xylene > m-xylene), was metabolized. Other naphtha constituents, such as iso-paraffins and naphthenes, remained unchanged during this period. These results suggest that the microbial communities in the MFT can readily utilize certain fractions of unrecovered naphtha in oil sands tailings and support methanogenesis in settling basins. Current study findings could influence extraction process, MFT management, and reclamation options.
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- Tariq Siddique
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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Vieira PA, Vieira RB, de França FP, Cardoso VL. Biodegradation of effluent contaminated with diesel fuel and gasoline. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2007; 140:52-9. [PMID: 16879916 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.06.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2005] [Revised: 06/14/2006] [Accepted: 06/15/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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We studied the effects of fuel concentration (diesel and gasoline), nitrogen concentration and culture type on the biodegradation of synthetic effluent similar to what was found at inland fuel distribution terminals. An experimental design with two levels and three variables (2(3)) was used. The mixed cultures used in this study were obtained from lake with a history of petroleum contamination and were named culture C(1) (collected from surface sediment) and C(2) (collected from a depth of approximately 30cm). Of the parameters studied, the ones that had the greatest influence on the removal of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) were a nitrogen concentration of 550mg/L and a fuel concentration of 4% (v/v) in the presence of culture C(1). The biodegradability study showed a TPH removal of 90+/-2% over a process period of 49 days. Analysis using gas chromatography identified 16 hydrocarbons. The aromatic compounds did not degrade as readily as the other hydrocarbons that were identified.
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- P A Vieira
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Faculdade de Engenharia Química, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
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Prince RC, Suflita JM. Anaerobic biodegradation of natural gas condensate can be stimulated by the addition of gasoline. Biodegradation 2006; 18:515-23. [PMID: 17115106 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-006-9084-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2006] [Accepted: 09/19/2006] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Biodegradation of a broad range of linear and branched alkanes, parent and alkyl alicyclic hydrocarbons, and benzene and alkyl-substituted benzenes was observed when sediment and groundwater samples collected from a gas condensate-contaminated aquifer were incubated under methanogenic and especially under sulfate-reducing conditions, even though no exogenous nitrogen or phosphorus was added. This finding expands the range of hydrocarbon molecules known to undergo anaerobic decay and confirms that natural attenuation is an important process at this site. The addition of 1 mul of gasoline to the samples (approximately 10 ppm) had minimal impact on the biodegradation of saturated compounds, but substantially increased the diversity and extent of aromatic compounds undergoing transformation. We attribute this to the promotion or induction of biodegradation pathways in the indigenous microflora following the addition of the gasoline components. The promoting compounds are not precisely known, but may have been present in the initial condensate and reduced in concentration by various mechanisms (dissolution, biodegradation, etc.) such that their concentration in the aquifer fell below necessary levels. A variety of aromatic hydrocarbons would appear to be likely candidates.
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- Roger C Prince
- ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences Inc., 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, NJ 08801, USA
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Siddique T, Fedorak PM, Foght JM. Biodegradation of short-chain n-alkanes in oil sands tailings under methanogenic conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2006; 40:5459-64. [PMID: 16999125 DOI: 10.1021/es060993m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The biodegradation of a mixture of low molecular weight n-alkanes (C6, C7, C8, and C10) was assessed under methanogenic conditions using mature fine tailings (MFT) produced by the oil sands industry in Alberta, Canada. Microorganisms present in the MFT mineralized the added n-alkane mixture, producing 16.2 (+/- 0.3) or 20.5 (+/- 0.1) mmol of methane in the headspace of microcosms spiked with 0.2% or 0.5% w/v n-alkanes, respectively, during 29 weeks of incubation. The spiked n-alkanes biodegraded in the sequence C10 > C8 > C7 > C6. Degradation of 100% C10, 97% C8, 74% C7, and 44% C6 occurred in a mixture of n-alkanes in the MFT spiked at 0.2% after 25 weeks of incubation. The same pattern of biodegradation was also observed in the MFT spiked with 0.5% n-alkanes. Stoichiometric calculations confirmed the mineralization of the degraded n-alkanes to methane. This study showed that the short-chain n-alkanes, which comprise a significant portion of the unrecovered naphtha used in bitumen extraction and released into the settling basins, can be biodegraded into methane. These findings may influence decisions regarding extraction processes and long-term management of MFT, and they suggest that intrinsic, methanogenic metabolism of these n-alkanes may occur in other anoxic environments.
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- Tariq Siddique
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
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Recent progress in microbiology resulted in the enrichment and isolation of anaerobic bacteria capable of the biodegradation of various hydrocarbons under a variety of electron-accepting conditions. Problems challenging the enrichment and isolation of anaerobic hydrocarbonclastic organisms required new approaches and modifications of conventional microbiological techniques. This chapter summarizes the collective experience accumulated in this area starting from anaerobic sampling precautions and includes all stages of cultivation from the construction of initial incubations to final isolation steps and the evaluation of culture purity.
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- Irene A Davidova
- Department of Microbiology, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019, USA
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