title: [Degradation of mineral oils by a selected microbial association].
abstract: A series of microbial associations capable of degrading various petroleum oils, emulsols, and crude oil were obtained by selection during periodic or continuous cultivation. The formation of these associations and oil-product degradation occurred most efficiently during aerobic flow cultivation. Under these conditions, oils were degraded by 92% on average. The microbial degradation of a petroleum oil depended on its brand, concentration, emulsification, and aeration.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Plants and Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saratov, 410015 Russia.
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Muratovba
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Turkovskaia
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002384:Catalysis; D008899:Mineral Oil / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008899:Mineral Oil