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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Alkaliphilic and halophilic hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria from Kuwaiti coasts of the Arabian Gulf
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Volume 77, No. 1, Year 2007
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Green animate materials from the intertidal zone of the Arabian Gulf coast accommodated more alkaliphilic and halophilic bacteria than inanimate materials. The alkaliphilic oil-utilizing bacteria, as identified by their 16S ribonucleic acid sequences, belonged to the following genera arranged in decreasing frequences: Marinobacter, Micrococcus, Dietzia, Bacillus, Oceanobacillus, and Citricoccus. The halophilic oil-utilizing bacteria belonged to the genera: Marinobacter, Georgenia, Microbacterium, Stappia, Bacillus, Isoptericola, and Cellulomonas. Most isolates could grow on a wide range of pure n-alkanes and aromatic compounds, as sole sources of carbon and energy. Quantitative gas liquid chromatographic analysis showed that individual isolates attenuated crude oil and representative pure hydrocarbons in culture. The optimum pH for most of the alkaliphilic genera was pH 10, and the optimum salinity for the halophiles ranged between 2.5 and 5% NaCl (w/v). It was concluded that as far as their microbial makeup is concerned, oily alkaline and saline intertidal areas of the Kuwaiti coasts have a self-cleaning potential. © 2007 Springer-Verlag.
Authors & Co-Authors
Al-Awadhi, Husain A.
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
Sulaiman, Rasha H.D.
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
Mahmoud, Huda M.A.
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
Radwan, Samir S.A.
Kuwait, Kuwait City
Kuwait University
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Citations: 86
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s00253-007-1127-1
ISSN:
01757598
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Approach
Quantitative