Abstract
The capability of a bacterial population to degrade oil hydrocarbons and naphthalene was found to be markedly enhanced by an optimized P:N ratio as well as by proper application of a surface-active compound. The importance of this optimization procedure was shown by both laboratory and technologically performed experiments.
MeSH terms
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Biodegradation, Environmental
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Biomass
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Chromatography, Gas
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
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Fuel Oils / microbiology
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Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / metabolism*
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Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / analysis
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Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / metabolism*
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Mineral Oil / analysis
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Mineral Oil / metabolism*
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Mineral Oil / pharmacology*
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Naphthalenes / analysis
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Naphthalenes / metabolism
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Octoxynol / pharmacology
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Serratia / metabolism*
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Surface-Active Agents / pharmacology*
Substances
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Fuel Oils
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Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
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Naphthalenes
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Surface-Active Agents
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naphthalene
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Mineral Oil
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Octoxynol