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Re: Oil-eating bacteria
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Subject: Re: Oil-eating bacteria
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From: boone@ese.ogi.edu (Dave Boone)
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Date: 20 Jan 1995 15:22:27 GMT
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Article: 236 of sci.bio.microbiology
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Newsgroups: sci.bio.microbiology
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Organization: Oregon Graduate Institute - Envrionmental Sciences
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References: <3f1aqi$30c@ohlone.kn.pacbell.com> <tjunier-1901951723170001@macc-roux313.unil.ch>
>> I'm interested in doing a science fair project in the area
>> of microbiology and I'm wondering if anyone has any information
>> concerning oil-eating bacteria. Is there a specific type of
>> bacteria? Where can one find it? Do you think I can base a
>> reasonably research project on it?
[snip]
>So the bugs are probably quite common, and you could simply try to isolate
>them by designing an oil-containing medium.
Check the following reference for a review of hydrocarbon-oxidizing
bacteria and various media for their isolation and maintenance:
Eugene Rosenberg. 1992. The hydrocarbon oxidizing bacteria, chapter 19,
p. 446-459. In: The prokaryotes, volume 1, edited by Balows, Tru"per,
Dworkin, Harder, and Schleifer. Springer-Verlag, New York.
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