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).

• 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

Moderately halophilic bacteria utilizing phenol as the sole carbon source were isolated by selective enrichment from sea water. The isolate (Gram-negative motile rods) was identified as Deleya venusta. It grew well in the presence of up to 1600 mg/L of phenol and 8% NaCl under aerobic conditions. When the cells were treated with chloramphenicol prior to the addition of phenol they did not utilize added phenol, even after prolonged incubation. Thus, the enzymes necessary for phenol metabolism appeared to be inducible.

• MeSH
• Arthrobacter classification   growth & development   isolation & purification   MeSH
• Bacteria classification   growth & development   isolation & purification   MeSH
• Bacteriological Techniques MeSH
• Biodegradation, Environmental MeSH
• Water Pollutants, Chemical metabolism   MeSH
• Sodium Chloride MeSH
• Phenol metabolism   MeSH
• Halomonas classification   growth & development   isolation & purification   MeSH
• Culture Media MeSH
• Seawater microbiology   MeSH
• Vibrio classification   growth & development   isolation & purification   MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Evaluation Study MeSH
• Names of Substances
• Water Pollutants, Chemical MeSH
• Sodium Chloride MeSH
• Phenol MeSH
• Culture Media MeSH