title: [Estimation of the hydrocarbon-oxidizing activity of microorganisms].
abstract: A method allowing the microorganisms growing on substrates with a low water solubility (oil, fuel oil, resins, and asphalthenes) to be isolated and counted was developed. An advantage of the method is its ability to estimate the oil-utilizing activity of each strain visually according to the decolorized zones formed during its growth on oil products. The sizes of these zones indicate which oil-degrading strain is most active.
authors.affiliation: Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, 142290 Russia.
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Petrikevich
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Kovzev
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Shkidchenko
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003470:Culture Media; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010578:Petroleum / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010578:Petroleum; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014873:Water Pollutants