Enrichment for Estuarine Petroleum-Degrading Bacteria Using Liquid and Solid Media.

摘要

Bacteria in oil-contaminated and oil-free estuarine water and sediment were isolated on solid and in liquid petroleum media. A greater variety of bacteria was noted when direct plating techniques were employed, compared with liquid enrichment. In addition, strains isolated by liquid enrichment were found more frequently to be capable of utilizing model petroleum in vitro, compared with isolates obtained by direct plating. (Author)