title: Characterization of JP-7 jet fuel degradation by the bacterium Nocardioides luteus strain BAFB.
abstract: In the fall of 1996, numerous bacteria capable of degrading JP-7 jet fuel were isolated from soil collected at Beale Air Force Base in northern California. The most prevalent organism, identified as Nocardioides luteus by16s rRNA sequencing (MIDI Labs, Inc.), was selected for further analysis. Analysis of JP-7 following inoculation with N. luteus demonstrated degradation of the C(11) alkane component of the fuel. Growth rates of N. luteus were determined with alkanes of various lengths as the sole carbon and energy source. The organism grew best on shorter length alkanes (C(8) and C(10)). Growth was measurably slower on C(11), and minimal on C(12), C(13), and C(14).
authors: Department of Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, USA.
authors: Carina M
authors: CM
authors: Jung
authors: Chris
authors: C
authors: Broberg
authors: Jason
authors: J
authors: Giuliani
authors: Larry L
authors: LL
authors: Kirk
authors: Larry F
authors: LF
authors: Hanne
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D007648:Kerosene / Q000032:analysis / Q000382:microbiology; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D009618:Nocardiaceae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D007648:Kerosene