Microaerobic degradation of crude oil and long chain alkanes by a new Rhodococcus strain from Gulf of Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Bacterial degradation of crude oil is a promising strategy for reducing the concentration of hydrocarbons in contaminated environments. In the first part of this study, we report the enrichment of two bacterial consortia from deep sediments of the Gulf of Mexico with crude oil as the sole carbon and energy source. We conducted a comparative analysis of the bacterial community in the original sediment, assessing its diversity, and compared it to the enrichment observed after exposure to crude oil in defined cultures. The consortium exhibiting the highest hydrocarbon degradation was predominantly enriched with Rhodococcus (75%). Bacterial community analysis revealed the presence of other hydrocarbonoclastic members in both consortia. In the second part, we report the isolation of the strain

SUBMITTER: Juarez K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10386958 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature