Bacteria in crude oil survived autoclaving and stimulated differentially by exogenous bacteria.

Autoclaving of crude oil is often used to evaluate the hydrocarbon-degrading abilities of bacteria. This may be potentially useful for bioaugmentation and microbial enhanced oil recovery (MEOR). However, it is not entirely clear if "endogenous" bacteria (e.g., spores) in/on crude oil survi...

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Main Authors: Xiao-Cui Gong, Ze-Shen Liu, Peng Guo, Chang-Qiao Chi, Jian Chen, Xing-Biao Wang, Yue-Qin Tang, Xiao-Lei Wu, Chun-Zhong Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3444520?pdf=render