title: Degradation of car engine base oil by Rhodococcus sp. NDKK48 and Gordonia sp. NDKY76A.
abstract: 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).
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience & Technology, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koma
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakashita
authors.forename: Kenzo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Fumihiko
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hasumi
authors.forename: Seon-Yong
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Motoki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kubo
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D010578:Petroleum