title: Isolation of bacteria degrading carbazole under microaerobic conditions, i.e. nitrogen gas substituted conditions.
abstract: Microorganisms degrading carbazole (CA), a model substrate of heterocyclic nitrogen compounds in crude petroleum oil, were screened under microaerobic conditions, i.e. nitrogen gas substituted conditions. Eight bacteria were isolated and identified. For example, Bacillus sp. KUKK-4 degraded 31% of CA when cultivated for 28 days in a medium initially containing CA at 1000 mg/l with shaking under the microaerobic conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurane
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kirimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Usami
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002227:Carbazoles / Q000378:metabolism*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000494:pharmacology; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013386:Succinates / Q000494:pharmacology; D019802:Succinic Acid
chemical_list: D002227:Carbazoles; D013386:Succinates; C041514:carbazole; D019802:Succinic Acid; D009584:Nitrogen; D005990:Glycerol