Over the past few years, a new and ecophysiologically unusual group of marine
hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria–the obligate hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria (OHCB)–has …

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 …

Alcanivorax borkumensis is a cosmopolitan marine bacterium that uses oil hydrocarbons as
its exclusive source of carbon and energy. Although barely detectable in unpolluted …

According to current estimates, the annual volume of crude oil entering the ocean due to
both anthropogenic activities and naturally occurring seepages reaches approximately 8.3 …

Alcanivorax borkumensis is a ubiquitous marine petroleum oil-degrading bacterium with an
unusual physiology specialized for alkane metabolism. This “hydrocarbonoclastic” …

Petroleum pollution is a severe environmental issue. Comprehensively revealing the genetic
backgrounds of hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms contributes to developing effective …

Crude oil (petroleum) is a highly complex mixture of organic compounds of which some 1.3
million litres enters the environment each year. More then anything else, the numerous oil …

Marine hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria play an important role in natural petroleum
biodegradation processes and were initially associated with man-made oil spills or natural …

Hydrocarbons occur in fossil fuels such as crude oil and consist mainly of hydrogen and
carbon. Although they are natural chemicals, crude oil refining results in commercial …

Although diverse bacteria capable of degrading petroleum hydrocarbons have been
isolated and characterized, the vast majority of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria, including …