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Two microbe strains can effectively degrade petroleum hydrocarbons, offering potential to treat oily wastewater - such as marine oil spills - and reduce its toxicity

11.13.24 | PLOS

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Two types of microorganisms isolated from petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants: Degradation characteristics and metabolic pathways analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons
Degradation efficiency of mixed bacteria on the relative content of petroleum hydrocarbon components. Credit: Yin et al., 2024, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Two microbe strains can effectively degrade petroleum hydrocarbons, offering potential to treat oily wastewater - such as marine oil spills - and reduce its toxicity

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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0312416

Article Title: Two types of microorganisms isolated from petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants: Degradation characteristics and metabolic pathways analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons

Author Countries: China

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0312416

Two types of microorganisms isolated from petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants: Degradation characteristics and metabolic pathways analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons

13-Nov-2024

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Hydrocarbons Microorganisms Oil Spills Petroleum Toxicity Wastewater Water Pollution

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0312416
Article Publication Date
2024-11-13
Article Title
Two types of microorganisms isolated from petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants: Degradation characteristics and metabolic pathways analysis of petroleum hydrocarbons
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2024, November 13). Two microbe strains can effectively degrade petroleum hydrocarbons, offering potential to treat oily wastewater - such as marine oil spills - and reduce its toxicity. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LKN60EXL/two-microbe-strains-can-effectively-degrade-petroleum-hydrocarbons-offering-potential-to-treat-oily-wastewater-such-as-marine-oil-spills-and-reduce-its-toxicity.html
MLA:
"Two microbe strains can effectively degrade petroleum hydrocarbons, offering potential to treat oily wastewater - such as marine oil spills - and reduce its toxicity." Brightsurf News, Nov. 13 2024, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LKN60EXL/two-microbe-strains-can-effectively-degrade-petroleum-hydrocarbons-offering-potential-to-treat-oily-wastewater-such-as-marine-oil-spills-and-reduce-its-toxicity.html.