Abstract
The biodegradation of hydrocarbon pollutants in open systems is limited by the availability of a utilizable nitrogen source. This limitation can be overcome by using uric acid. Enrichment cultures grown on crude oil-uric acid media yielded mixed and pure cultures that degraded petroleum. In a simulated open system, uric acid bound to crude oil and was available for bacterial growth and petroleum biodegradation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 6337-6339 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| State | Published - Oct 2003 |