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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Predominant culturable crude oil-degrading bacteria in the coast of Kuwait
International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, Volume 63, No. 4, Year 2009
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Total of 272 crude oil-degrading bacteria were isolated from seven locations along the coast of Kuwait. The analysis of the 16S rDNA sequences of isolated bacteria revealed the predominance of six bacterial genera: Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Acinetobacter, Kocuria and Micrococcus. Investigation of the factors associated with bacterial predominance revealed that, dominant culturable crude oil-degrading bacteria were better crude oil utilizers than the less frequently occurring isolates. Bacterial predominance was also influenced by the ability of bacteria to adapt to the level of organic content available. Predominant culturable bacteria constituted 89.7-54.2% of the total crude oil-degrading bacterial communities. Using 16S-RFLP analyses to assess the diversity of the dominant crude oil-degrading bacterial genera, four phylotypes of Pseudomonas sp. and seven phylotypes of Bacillus sp. were determined. This suggested high degree of diversity of crude oil-degrading bacterial population at the strain level, but low diversity at the genus level. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
al-Saleh, Esmaeil S.
Kuwait, Safat
College of Health Sciences
Drobiova, Hana
Kuwait, Safat
College of Health Sciences
Obuekwe, Christian O.
Kuwait, Safat
College of Health Sciences
Statistics
Citations: 77
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.11.004
ISSN:
09648305
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study