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Isolation, Propagation, and Identification of Bacterial Species with Hydrocarbon Metabolizing Properties from Aquatic Habitats
Published on: December 7, 2021
[Growth of bacteria degrading naphthalene and salicylate at low temperatures]
V G Grishchenkov1, D A Shishmakov, I A Kosheleva
1Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Oblast, 142290 Russia. grish@ibpm.serpukhov.su
Abstract:
A total of 58 bacterial strains degrading naphthalene and salicylate were isolated from soil samples polluted with oil products, collected in different regions of Russia during winter and summer. The isolates were assessed for their ability to grow at low temperatures (4, 8, and 15 degrees C); bacteria growing at 4 degrees C in the presence of naphthalene or salicylate accounted for 65% and 53%, respectively, of the strains isolated. The strains differed in the temperature dependence of their growth rates. It was demonstrated that the type of expression of Nah+ phenotype at low temperatures depended on the combination of the host bacterium and the plasmid.
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