Degradation of car engine base oil by Rhodococcus sp. NDKK48 and Gordonia sp. NDKY76A.
Two microorganisms (NDKK48 and NDKY76A) that degrade long-chain cyclic alkanes (c-alkanes) were isolated from soil samples. Strains NDKK48 and NDKY76A were identified as Rhodococcus sp. and Gordonia sp., respectively. Both strains used not only normal alkane (n-alkane) but also c-alkane as a sole carbon and energy source, and the strains degraded more than 27% of car engine base oil (1% addition).
Koma
Daisuke
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Department of Bioscience & Technology, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.
Sakashita
Yuichi
Y
Kubota
Kenzo
K
Fujii
Yoshihide
Y
Hasumi
Fumihiko
F
Chung
Seon-Yong
SY
Kubo
Motoki
M
D000473:Alkanes / Q000378:metabolism; D001336:Automobiles; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D033601:Gordonia Bacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000378:metabolism*; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D000473:Alkanes; D010578:Petroleum