Biodegradation of benzene by halophilic and halotolerant bacteria under aerobic conditions.

ABSTRACT: A highly enriched halophilic culture was established with benzene as the sole carbon source by using a brine soil obtained from an oil production facility in Oklahoma. The enrichment completely degraded benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes within 1 to 2 weeks. Also, [14C]benzene was converted to 14CO2, suggesting the culture's ability to mineralize benzene. Community structure analysis revealed that Marinobacter spp. were the dominant members of the enrichment.

SUBMITTER: Nicholson CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC348818 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature