title: Deep-sea bacteria: growth and utilization of n-hexadecane at in situ temperature and pressure.
abstract: A mixed culture of bacteria was obtained from the sediment-water inferface of a core sample taken off the coast of Florida at a depth of 4940m. The mixed culture wasfound capable of utilizing n-hexadecane as a sole carbon source for growth at the insitu temperature (4C) and pressure (500atm). The rate of utilization under deep-ocean conditions was found to be much slower than the rate observed at ambient pressure(1 atm) and low temperature (4C).
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D008386:Marine Biology; D012623:Seawater; D013696:Temperature; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes