Twenty-five crude-oil-degrading bacteria were isolated from oil-contaminated sites in the
Persian Gulf and the Caspian Sea. Based on a high growth rate on crude oil and on …

Fifteen crude oil degrading bacteria were isolated from oil contaminated sites in the Persian
Gulf at Khorramshahr provenance. These bacteria were screened with two important factors …

Petroleum products spill and leakage have become two major environmental challenges in
Iran. Sampling was performed in the petroleum reservoir waste water of Tehran and Kerman …

Total of 272 crude oil-degrading bacteria were isolated from seven locations along the coast
of Kuwait. The analysis of the 16S rDNA sequences of isolated bacteria revealed the …

Aims: To study the bacterial diversity associated with hydrocarbon biodegradation
potentiality and biosurfactant production of Tunisian oilfields bacteria. Methods and Results …

A survey of petroleum-degrading bacteria was carried out in the Indian part of deltaic
Sunderbans to evaluate the distribution of the naturally occurring petroleum-degrading …

A feasibility study was conducted to evaluate the capability of bacterial strains to degrade
crude oil under in vitro conditions. Pseudomonas strain PS-I could degrade alkanes …

Petroleum hydrocarbons are major pollutants of the marine environment. Bioremediation is
a promising approach for treating such contaminated environments. The present study aims …

Complex hydrocarbon and aromatic compounds degrading marine bacterial strains were
isolated from deep sea sediment after enrichment on spent engine (SE) oil. Phenotypic …

Microbial enumeration and identification were carried out on several oil contaminated soil
samples collected from gasoline and diesel stations. Bacteria were the most dominant …