Potential Use of Deep-Sea Sediment Bacteria for Oil Spill Biodegradation: A Laboratory Simulation.

ABSTRACT: Deep-sea sedimentary hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria are still not widely used in the bioremediation field, especially for crude oil spill biodegradation. This study utilized a mixed culture of Raoultella sp., Enterobacter sp., and Pseudomonas sp. isolated from deep-sea sediment to determine the abilities of bacteria to degrade petroleum hydrocarbons while incorporating environmental variations in a microcosm study. The oil biodegradation extent was determined by measuring the remaining oil and grease in the sample vials. The highest percentage of biodegradation was 88.6%, with a constant degradation rate of 0.399 day^-1. GC-MS analysis showed that the most degradable compound in the oil samples was paraffin. This study also observed that microbial degradation w

SUBMITTER: Prartono T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9415916 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature