Bioremediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soils with Biosurfactant-Producing Degraders Isolated from the Native Desert Soils

Bioremediation of Petroleum-Contaminated Soils with Biosurfactant-Producing Degraders Isolated from the Native Desert Soils

A crude oil spill in 2014 resulted in extensive soil contamination of the hyper arid Evrona Nature Reserve in Israel’s Negev Desert. The contaminated soils became highly hydrophobic, threatening the existence of plants in the habitat. We hypothesized that bioaugmenting the soil with indigenous biosu...

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Main Authors: Zheng Li, Ravid Rosenzweig, Fengxian Chen, Ji Qin, Tianyi Li, Jincheng Han, Paula Istvan, Damiana Diaz-Reck, Faina Gelman, Gilboa Arye, Zeev Ronen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
petroleum contamination
bioremediation
desert soils
hydrocarbon degraders
biosurfactant producers
soil hydrophobicity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/10/11/2267

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