Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2T is an important obligate hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium
(OHCB) that can dominate microbial communities following marine oil spills. It possesses …

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

Alcanivorax dieselolei strain B‐5 is a marine bacterium that can utilize a broad range of n‐
alkanes (C5–C36) as sole carbon source. However, the mechanisms responsible for this …

The marine oil-degrading bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis SK2 has attracted significant
interest due to its hydrocarbonoclastic lifestyle, its alkane-centered metabolism, and for …

Abstract Alcanivorax hongdengensis A-11-3 is a newly identified type strain isolated from
the surface water of the Malacca and Singapore Straits that can degrade a wide range of …

The marine hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis is able to degrade
mixtures of n-alkanes as they occur in marine oil spills. However, investigations of growth …

Alcanivorax borkumensis is a marine bacterium that uses exclusively petroleum oil
hydrocarbons as sources of carbon and energy (and is therefore designated …

Autochthonous microorganisms inhabiting hydrocarbon polluted marine environments play
a fundamental role in natural attenuation and constitute promising resources for …

Summary The marine γ‐Proteobacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis is highly specialized in
the assimilation of aliphatic hydrocarbons, and makes up a large part of the biomass in oil …

Alcanivorax borkumensis, a marine bacterium highly specialized in degrading linear and
branched alkanes, plays a key ecological role in the removal of marine oil spills. It contains …