title: Utilization of petroleum hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from a petroleum-contaminated soil.
abstract: A strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens, isolated from petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil was examined for its ability to utilize a variety of hydrocarbon substrates. Surface tension measurements indicated the production of biosurfactant during the microbial degradation of hydrocarbon. The organism utilized both short and long chain n-alkanes. It emulsified a number of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University, Chennai 600025, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barathi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D005079:Excipients; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000378:metabolism*; D011551:Pseudomonas fluorescens / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D013500:Surface Tension; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005079:Excipients; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010578:Petroleum; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D013501:Surface-Active Agents