Volume : V, Issue : III, March - 2015

Biochemical Characterization of Oil Degrading Bacteria Of The Great Indian Thar Desert

Sheetal Vyas, Dr. Nishi Mathur

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In order to develop environmental technologies for crude oil degradation it is essential to isolate and characterize specific microbial species for evaluation of their efficacy in utilization of hydrocarbons before application to field conditions for bioremediation. 24 bacterial isolates capable of utilizing crude oil as a carbon source were isolated from various contaminated sites using the enrichment technique. On the basis of morphological, cultural and biochemical tests 8 isolates were selected to be the potential crude oil utilizers. Further, the screening of the isolates was done by estimation of whole cell protein and growth in terms of turbidity when crude oil was supplied as the sole source of carbon. Two isolates were chosen to be the most potential utilizers of hydrocarbons as an energy source

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Sheetal Vyas, Dr. Nishi Mathur Biochemical Characterization of Oil Degrading Bacteria Of The Great Indian Thar Desert Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 3 March 2015

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