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Abstract            Volume:4  Issue-10  Year-2016         Original Research Articles


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Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Petroleum Degrading Bacteria from Oil Contaminated Soils
B.F. Paul Beulah1, A. Reena2* and M. Uma Maheswari3
Department of Microbiology, Mohamed Satak College of Arts and Science, Chennai, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

The wide spread use of petroleum products leads to contamination of soil and aquatic environments thereby possess a serious threat to all life forms counting humans. Hydrocarbon degrading bacteria were isolated from petrol contaminated soil to determine their biodegradation capabilities of aromatic hydrocarbon. A study was conducted in order to decipher the microorganisms from oil contaminated sites for oil degradation abilities. Five soil samples were screened for oil degrading bacteria in Nutrient agar medium. Among those samples totally 10 isolates were screened to determine their biodegrading activities on hydrocarbon.

Keywords: Hydrocarbon degraders, oil spills, Bioremediation, Enrichment culture technique,Petroleum
polluted soils.
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Paul Beulah, B.F., A. Reena and M. Uma Maheswari. 2016. Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Petroleum Degrading Bacteria from Oil Contaminated Soils.Int.J.Curr.Res.Aca.Rev. 4(10): 58-65
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.20546/ijcrar.2016.410.007
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