Screening of Halophilic Bacteria Able to Degrade Crude Oil Contamination from Alborz Oil Field, Qom, Iran

Halophilic bacteria which adapted to live under extreme conditions are worthy sources of enzymes in industrial microbiology and bioremediation. This study aimed to isolate halophilic bacteria which are able to use crude oil as the only carbon source. Fifteen soil samples were collected from Alborz o...

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Main Authors: Maryam Hosseini, Javad Fakhari, Mushtaq T. Sh. Al-Rubaye, Ehsan Ansari Dezfouli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
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Online Access:https://microbiologyjournal.org/screening-of-halophilic-bacteria-able-to-degrade-crude-oil-contamination-fromalborz-oil-field-qom-iran/