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    Alcanivorax

    Crude oil is toxic for most life forms, and environmental pollution by petroleum hydrocarbons causes major ecological problems, especially in marine environments. Fortunately, a considerable amount of petroleu...

    S. Cappello, M. M. Yakimov in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology (2010)

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    Oleispira

    This chapter describes the taxonomic placement, physiology, and biogeography of marine obligate hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria (OHCB) from the genus Oleispira. A pure culture of the strain RB-8(T) representing the ...

    P. N. Golyshin, M. Ferrer, T. N. Chernikova… in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbio… (2010)

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    Q-RT-PCR Detection of Substrate-Specific Gene Expression

    The assessment of oil impact in marine environment must take into account two important issues: (1) to establish the type or types of contaminants and (2) verify their bioavailability and transformation by mic...

    R. Denaro, M. M. Yakimov, M. Genovese in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology (2010)

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    Mesocosms for Oil Spill Simulation

    Enclosed experimental ecosystems (mesocosms) are important research tools for the evaluation of the fate and effects of xenobiotic chemicals (as crude oil) of parts (individuals, populations, communities) and ...

    S. Cappello*, M. M. Yakimov in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology (2010)

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    Oil Tanker Sludges and Slops

    Despite international agreements, economic interests, and increasing environmental protection awareness, oil transportation in the third millennium is a dangerous business causing many cases of pollution. It i...

    C. Gertler, M. M. Yakimov, M. C. Malpass… in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbio… (2010)

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    Thermoleophilum: A Gram-Positive Hydrocarbonoclastic Thermophilic Bacterium

    Among the hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria (HCB) the organisms representing two species of the genus Thermoleophilum, T. album, and T. minutum, are the only obligately thermophilic organisms known to-date. These terr...

    P. N. Golyshin, H. Lünsdorf, M. Ferrer… in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbio… (2010)

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    Oleiophilus

    During the last few years, efforts to isolate indigenous marine microbes by extinction dilution in artificial seawater containing hydrocarbons have yielded taxonomically and physiologically new obligate hydroc...

    S. Cappello, M. M. Yakimov in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology (2010)

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    Thalassolituus

    Over the past decade, the obligate hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria (OHCB) have been recognized and shown to play a significant role in the biological removal of petroleum hydrocarbons from polluted marine waters ...

    M. M. Yakimov, M. Genovese, R. Denaro in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology (2010)

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    Petroleum Toxicity and Bioaccumulation Studies in Fish, Sea Urchins and Mussels

    Established suite of biomarkers is being extensively used worldwide to assess the impact of toxic and highly recalcitrant hydrocarbon pollutants on the marine ecosystem. Various species of sentinel marine orga...

    S. Cappello, M. M. Yakimov in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology (2010)

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    Vegetable Oil Wastes

    Vegetable oil wastes that are made of plant residues and oils and discarded after use pose a significant disposal problem in many parts of the world. Several plants provide oil from nutritional needs (olive, p...

    R. Denaro, S. Cappello, M. M. Yakimov in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology (2010)

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    Alcanivorax borkumensis

    Alcanivorax borkumensis is a marine bacterium that uses exclusively petroleum oil hydrocarbons as sources of carbon and energy (and is therefore designated “hydrocarbonoclastic”). It is found in lo...

    V. Martins dos Santos, J. Sabirova… in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbio… (2010)

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    Ship**-Related Accidental and Deliberate Release into the Environment

    Violations of existing regulations aimed at preventing discharges of oil at sea are frequent in all European seas, resulting in the oiling of seabirds, shellfish, other organisms and the coastline. In general,...

    C. Gertler, M. M. Yakimov, M. C. Malpass… in Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbio… (2010)

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    Catabolism of naphthalene and salicylate byPseudomonas fluorescens

    Analysis of spent naphthalene growth media ofPseudomonas fluorescens by GC-MS revealed the presence of salicylate. Gentisate 1,2-dioxygenase and pyrocatechol 1,2-dioxygenase were induced by growth on naphthalene,...

    I. B. Utkin, M. M. Yakimov, L. N. Matveeva, E. I. Kozlyak… in Folia Microbiologica (1990)