Affiliation:
1. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 74078-3020
Abstract
ABSTRACT
A highly enriched halophilic culture was established with benzene as the sole carbon source by using a brine soil obtained from an oil production facility in Oklahoma. The enrichment completely degraded benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes within 1 to 2 weeks. Also, [
14
C]benzene was converted to
14
CO
2
, suggesting the culture's ability to mineralize benzene. Community structure analysis revealed that
Marinobacter
spp. were the dominant members of the enrichment.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
Subject
Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology
Cited by
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