title: Use of mineral nutrients and surface-active substances in a biodegradation process modulation.
abstract: The capability of a bacterial population to degrade oil hydrocarbons and naphthalene was found to be markedly enhanced by an optimized P:N ratio as well as by proper application of a surface-active compound. The importance of this optimization procedure was shown by both laboratory and technologically performed experiments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Fermentation Chemistry and Bioengineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cejková
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masák
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jirků
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005648:Fuel Oils / Q000382:microbiology; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008899:Mineral Oil / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D017830:Octoxynol / Q000494:pharmacology; D012705:Serratia / Q000378:metabolism*; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005648:Fuel Oils; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D009281:Naphthalenes; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C031721:naphthalene; D008899:Mineral Oil; D017830:Octoxynol