The aim of the present study was to evaluate in parallel the capacity of three bacterial strains
originating from oil-polluted soils to degrade monoaromatic compounds and the alterations …

Aromatic hydrocarbons represent a group of ring structured hydrophobic and reduced
compounds which are industrially significant and toxic in nature. Due to their presence in …

A series of pure bacterial strains belonging mainly to the Rhodococcus and Pseudomonas
genera were grown on one of the following polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) …

Rhodococcus opacus R7 was isolated from a soil contaminated with polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons for its ability to grow on naphthalene. The strain was also able to degrade o …

To enhance the process of bacterial remediation of weathered hydrocarbons, the area of
Dukhan, Qatar, was considered as a model for weathering processes. Self-purification by …

The effect of rapeseed oil (0, 0.1 and 1% w/w) on the degradation of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAH) by Rhodococcus wratislaviensis was studied in soils artificially …

Pollution of the environment with chlorinated aromatic compounds is a problem of
increasing importance, which has stimulated the search for efficient methods for the …

Microbial degradation of pollutants is a safe and cost-effective way to clean the environment.
However, little is known on changes at the cell ultrastructure level and on the mechanisms of …

Purpose Crude oil and oil products are the most widespread environmental pollutants. The
most efficient bioremediation is performed by using specific oil-degrading strains. Our …

The mixed bacterial culture MK1 was capable of degrading a wide spectrum of aromatic
compounds both as free and as immobilized cells. By offering anthracene oil or a defined …