Culturing oil sands microbes as mixed species communities enhances ex situ model naphthenic acid degradation

Culturing oil sands microbes as mixed species communities enhances ex situ model naphthenic acid degradation

Oil sands surface mining for bitumen results in the formation of oil sands process water (OSPW), containing acutely toxic naphthenic acids (NAs). Potential exists for OSPW toxicity to be mitigated by aerobic degradation of the NAs by microorganisms indigenous to the oil sands tailings ponds, the su...

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Main Authors: Marc A Demeter, Joe eLemire, Gordon eYue, Howard eCeri, Raymond J Turner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Biofilms
bioremediation
bioreactor
oil sands
Naphthenic acids
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00936/full

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