Kinetic study of a Bacterial Consortium isolated from soil contaminated with crude oil

• Main Authors: Husain, Iman A. F., Al-Khatib, Ma'an Fahmi Rashid, Alam, Md. Zahangir, Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AJBAS Journal 2011
• Subjects: TD172 Environmental pollution; TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/2478/1/AJBAS_2011_925-930.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/2478/; http://www.insipub.com/ajbas.html
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Laboratory study was carried out to isolate hydrocarbon utilizing bacteria from crude-oil contaminated soil (COCS) to test their potential for the bioremediation of COCS. Twenty strains were isolated by enrichment culture using minimal salt medium with crude oil as sole carbon source. The twenty iso...