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dc.contributor.authorParthipan, P.
dc.contributor.authorPreetham, E.
dc.contributor.authorMachuca Suarez, Laura
dc.contributor.authorRahman, P.
dc.contributor.authorMurugan, K.
dc.contributor.authorRajasekar, A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-30T08:01:40Z
dc.date.available2018-01-30T08:01:40Z
dc.date.created2018-01-30T05:59:00Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationParthipan, P. and Preetham, E. and Machuca Suarez, L. and Rahman, P. and Murugan, K. and Rajasekar, A. 2017. Biosurfactant and degradative enzymes mediated crude oil degradation by bacterium Bacillus subtilis A1. Frontiers in Microbiology. 8: Article ID 193.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/60669
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmicb.2017.00193
dc.description.abstract

In this work, the biodegradation of the crude oil by the potential biosurfactant producing Bacillus subtilis A1 was investigated. The isolate had the ability to synthesize degradative enzymes such as alkane hydroxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase at the time of biodegradation of hydrocarbon. The biosurfactant producing conditions were optimized as pH 7.0, temperature 40°C, 2% sucrose and 3% of yeast extract as best carbon and nitrogen sources for maximum production of biosurfactant (4.85 g l-1). Specifically, the low molecular weight compounds, i.e., C10–C14 were completely degraded, while C15–C19 were degraded up to 97% from the total hydrocarbon pools. Overall crude oil degradation efficiency of the strain A1 was about 87% within a short period of time (7 days). The accumulated biosurfactant from the biodegradation medium was characterized to be lipopeptide in nature. The strain A1 was found to be more robust than other reported biosurfactant producing bacteria in degradation efficiency of crude oil due to their enzyme production capability and therefore can be used to remove the hydrocarbon pollutants from contaminated environment.

dc.publisherFrontiers Research Foundation
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleBiosurfactant and degradative enzymes mediated crude oil degradation by bacterium Bacillus subtilis A1
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume8
dcterms.source.numberFEB
dcterms.source.issn1664-302X
dcterms.source.titleFrontiers in Microbiology
curtin.departmentDepartment of Chemical Engineering
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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