Surfactant addition in diesel oil degradation - how can it help the microbes?

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite wide research on bioremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soil, the mechanisms of surfactant-enhanced bioavailability of the contaminants are still unclear. The presented study was focused on the in-depth description of relationships between hydrocarbons, bacteria, and surfactants. In order to that, the biodegradation experiments and cell viability measurements were conducted, and the properties of cell surface were characterized.

Methods

MTT assay was employed to measure plant extracts toxicity to microbes. Then, membrane permeability changes were evaluated, followed by diesel oil biodegradation in the presence of surfactants measurements by GCxGC-TOFMS and PCR-RAPD analysis.

Results

Our study undoubtedly proves that different surfactants promote as

SUBMITTER: Zdarta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7721782 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature