Ultrastructure of two oil-degrading bacteria isolated from the tropical soil environment.
Two oil-degrading bacteria identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Micrococcus luteus were isolated from crude-oil-polluted soils in Nigeria. The organisms were grown on n-hexadecane and sodium succinate and then examined for the presence of hydrocarbon inclusions. Inclusion bodies were found in n-hexadecane-grown cells and were absent in succinate-grown cells. Formation of hydrocarbon inclusion bodies appears to be a general phenomenon among hydrocarbon utilizers.
Department of Botany and Microbiology, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
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D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D016982:Micrococcus luteus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000378:metabolism*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D013386:Succinates; D014329:Tropical Climate
D000473:Alkanes; D003470:Culture Media; D010578:Petroleum; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D013386:Succinates; C007932:n-hexadecane