We isolated Gram‐positive alkane‐degraders from soil and a tricking‐bed reactor, and show
using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with degenerate alkane hydroxylase primers and …

In this paper, we provide background to the genome sequencing project of Alcanivorax
borkumensis, which is a marine bacterium that uses exclusively petroleum oil hydrocarbons …

The production of alkanes in a marine cyanobacterium possessing the α-olefin biosynthesis
pathway was achieved by introducing an exogenous alkane biosynthesis pathway …

The alkane hydroxylase systems of two Rhodococcus strains (NRRL B-16531 and Q15,
isolated from different geographical locations) were characterized. Both organisms …

We cloned sequences of the alk (alkane utilization) operon of Pseudomonas and
characterized them physically and genetically. These sequences were used to construct a …

The alkB gene encodes for alkane 1-monooxygenase, which is a key enzyme responsible
for the initial oxidation of inactivated alkanes. This functional gene can be used as a marker …

The structural genes of thePseudomonas maltophilia alksystem, which are localized on the
OCT plasmid were cloned as a 4.2-kilobase pair Hind III fragment. This fragment contains …

The family Alcanivoracaceae contains the group of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria that,
due to their ability to use hydrocarbons as main carbon source, have been described as …

Many bacteria have been reported as degraders of long-chain (LC) n-alkanes, but the
mechanism is poorly understood. Flavin-binding monooxygenase (AlmA) was recently found …

Three hydrocarbon-degrading psychrotrophic bacteria were isolated from petroleum-
contaminated Arctic soils and characterized. Two of the strains, identified as Pseudomonas …