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    Genetics of Accessing and Exploiting Hydrocarbons

    Hydrocarbons abound in the environment and microorganisms are often capable of assimilating and degrading these normally recalcitrant molecules. In order to achieve this, bacteria have developed specific adapt...

    C. Daniels, T. del Castillo, T. Krell… in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbio… (2010)

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    Extrusion Pumps for Hydrocarbons: An Efficient Evolutionary Strategy to Confer Resistance to Hydrocarbons

    Efflux pumps of the RND family are primarily involved in the extrusion of hydrocarbons. These pumps, specific to gram-negative bacteria, are composed of three components. Two components are transmembrane prote...

    T. Krell, B. Çadýrcý, A. Segura, V. García… in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbio… (2010)

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    Removal of Hydrocarbons and Other Related Chemicals via the Rhizosphere of Plants

    Recalcitrant organic toxic chemicals have accumulated for decades as a consequence of industrial activity. The use of plants in bioremediation of soils has been proposed as an attractive strategy however, plan...

    J. L. Ramos*, E. Duque, P. van Dillew**… in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbio… (2010)

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    Protocols for the Characterization of Solvent Tolerant Microorganisms: Construction and Characterization of Mutants

    A number of microorganisms exhibit the unusual property of being tolerant to high concentrations of organic solvents such as toluene, xylenes, ethylbenzene, 1-octanol, 1-decanol, etc. in the culture medium. Th...

    E. Duque, J. de la Torre, V. García, C. Pini… in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbio… (2010)

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    Membrane Composition and Modifications in Response to Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Gram Negative Bacteria

    Bacterial cells are surrounded by a cellular envelope composed of the cytoplasmic membrane and the cell wall. The cytoplasmic membrane is a phospholipid bilayer that provides an appropriate matrix for the func...

    A. Segura, P. Bernal, C. Pini, T. Krell… in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbio… (2010)

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    Pathways for the Degradation of Fatty Acids in Bacteria

    The metabolism of fatty acids is of central importance to wide range of microbes, and the related metabolic pathways have been intensely studied for decades. Fatty acid degradation occurs through the well-char...

    L. Jimenez-Diaz, A. Caballero, A. Segura in Aerobic Utilization of Hydrocarbons, Oils …