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Characterization of JP-7 jet fuel degradation by the bacterium Nocardioides luteus strain BAFB
Carina M Jung1, Chris Broberg, Jason Giuliani
1Department of Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, USA.
Abstract:
In the fall of 1996, numerous bacteria capable of degrading JP-7 jet fuel were isolated from soil collected at Beale Air Force Base in northern California. The most prevalent organism, identified as Nocardioides luteus by16s rRNA sequencing (MIDI Labs, Inc.), was selected for further analysis. Analysis of JP-7 following inoculation with N. luteus demonstrated degradation of the C(11) alkane component of the fuel. Growth rates of N. luteus were determined with alkanes of various lengths as the sole carbon and energy source. The organism grew best on shorter length alkanes (C(8) and C(10)). Growth was measurably slower on C(11), and minimal on C(12), C(13), and C(14).
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