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| Provedor de dados: |
OceanDocs
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| País: |
Belgium
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| Título: |
Drilling fluid base oil biodegradation potential of a soil Staphylococcus species
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| Autores: |
Nweke, C.O.
Okpokwasili, G.C.
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| Data: |
2005-10-11
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| Ano: |
2003
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| Palavras-chave: |
Biodegradation
Oil spills
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| 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.
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| Tipo: |
Journal Contribution
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
African Journal of Biotechnology, 2 (9), p. 293-295
684–5315
http://hdl.handle.net/1834/820
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| Editor: |
Academic Journals
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| Relação: |
at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB
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