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Provedor de dados: | 20
País: | Belgium
Título: | Drilling fluid base oil biodegradation potential of a soil Staphylococcus species
Autores: | Nweke, C.O.; Okpokwasili, G.C.
Data: | 2005-10-11
Ano: | 2003
Palavras-chave: | Biodegradation; Oil spills.
Resumo: | Staphylococcus sp. isolated from oil-contaminated soil was grown in 1% drilling fluid base oil, HDF-2000, as a sole source of carbon and energy. The organism has strong affinity for the substrate, growing at the rate of 0.16 h-1. It uses adherence and emulsification as mechanisms for oil uptake. In a nutrient-rich marine broth, base oil (up to 2.0% v/v) and glucose (up to 1.6% w/v) have no significant effect on the growth rates. This showed that the  Staphylococcus sp. is a strong primary utilizer of the base oil and has potential for application in bioremediation processes involving oil-based drilling fluids.
Tipo: | Journal Contribution
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

African Journal of Biotechnology, 2 (9), p. 293-295

684–5315

http://hdl.handle.net/1834/820

Editor: | Academic Journals
Relação: | at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB

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