Ultrastructure of Two Oil-degrading Bacteria Isolated from the Tropical Soil Environment
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2000
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Ilori, M.O
Amund, O.O
Robinsn, G.K
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Abstract
Two oil-degrading bacteria identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Micrococcus luteus were isolated from crude oil-polluted soils in Nigeria. The organisms were grown on n-hexadecane and sodium succinate and then examined for the presence of hydrocarbon inclusions. Inclusions bodies were found in n-hexadecane-grown cells and were absent in succinate-grown cells. Formation of hydrocarbon inclusion bodies appears to be a general phenomenon among hydrocarbon utilizers.
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Bacteria , Micro organisms
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Ilori, M.O, Amund, D and Robinson, G.K (2000) Ultrastructure of Two Oil-degrading Bacteria Isolated from the Tropical Soil Environment. Folia Microbiologica 45(3)