High-temperature hydrocarbon biodegradation activities in Kuwaiti desert soil samples
Language English Country United States Media print
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
11898344
DOI
10.1007/bf02817998
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Alkanes metabolism MeSH
- Bacteria metabolism MeSH
- Biodegradation, Environmental MeSH
- Phenanthrenes metabolism MeSH
- Fungi metabolism MeSH
- Soil Pollutants metabolism MeSH
- Desert Climate MeSH
- Soil Microbiology * MeSH
- Petroleum metabolism MeSH
- Hydrocarbons metabolism MeSH
- Hot Temperature * MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Kuwait MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Alkanes MeSH
- Phenanthrenes MeSH
- Soil Pollutants MeSH
- n-hexadecane MeSH Browser
- phenanthrene MeSH Browser
- Petroleum MeSH
- Hydrocarbons MeSH
Soil samples taken monthly from the Burgan South oil field of Kuwait for one year degraded crude oil, phenanthrene, and hexadecane. Bacteria were better degraders at high-temperature (55 degrees C) than fungi, especially in the drier, hotter months. Depending on the period of sampling, bacteria degraded hydrocarbons in the range of 46-86% (crude oil), 42-100% (hexadecane) and 5-58% (phenanthrene). Fungi alone accounted for degradation by 20-81% (crude oil), 30-95% (hexadecane) and less than 55% (phenanthrene).
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