Hydrocarbon degradation strategy and pyoverdine production using the salt tolerant Antarctic bacterium Marinomonas sp. ef1.

ABSTRACT: One of the most concerning environmental problems is represented by petroleum and its derivatives causing contamination of aquatic and underground environments. In this work, the degradation treatment of diesel using Antarctic bacteria is proposed. Marinomonas sp. ef1 is a bacterial strain isolated from a consortium associated with the Antarctic marine ciliate Euplotes focardii. Its potential in the degradation of hydrocarbons commonly present in diesel oil were studied. The bacterial growth was evaluated in culturing conditions that resembled the marine environment with 1% (v/v) of either diesel or biodiesel added; in both cases, Marinomonas sp. ef1 was able to grow. The chemical oxygen demand measured after the incubation of bacteria with diesel decreased, demonstrat

SUBMITTER: Zannotti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10291279 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature