Ability of the So-Called Obligate Hydrocarbonoclastic Bacteria to Utilize Nonhydrocarbon Substrates Thus Enhancing Their Activities Despite their Misleading Name | Health & Environmental Research Online (HERO)

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HERO ID

7666972

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Ability of the So-Called Obligate Hydrocarbonoclastic Bacteria to Utilize Nonhydrocarbon Substrates Thus Enhancing Their Activities Despite their Misleading Name

Author(s)

Radwan, SS; Khanafer, MM; Al-Awadhi, HA; ,

Year

2019

Is Peer Reviewed?

Yes

Journal

BMC Microbiology
ISSN: 1471-2180
EISSN: 14712180

Publisher

BMC

Location

LONDON

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Issue

Page Numbers

Language

English

PMID

30777002

DOI

10.1186/s12866-019-1406-x

Web of Science Id

WOS:000459126100001

URL

https://bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12866-019-1406-x
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Abstract

The group of the so-called obligate hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria (OHCB) are marine microorganisms affiliated with the genera Alcanivorax, Cycloclasticus, Oleiphilus and Thalassolituus. This small group plays a major role in oil-bioremediation in marine ecosystems. Marinobacter and Planomicrobium are considered related to this group. The OHCB are claimed to be obligate to hydrocarbon nutrition. This study argues against this claim.

Keywords

Alcanivorax; Bioremediation; Marinobacter; Obligate Hydrocarbonoclastic Bacteria; OHCB; Planomicrobium