title: Sheen screen, a miniaturized most-probable-number method for enumeration of oil-degrading microorganisms.
abstract: Sheen Screen is a miniaturized method for enumerating oil-degrading microorganisms. The technique relies on the ability of oil-degrading microorganisms to emulsify oil when provided as a sole carbon source in 24-well tissue culture plates. Sediments that actively respire hydrocarbons have high numbers of Sheen Screen-positive microorganisms.
authors.affiliation: Water Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Braddock