Degradation of Car Engine Base Oil by Rhodococcus sp. NDKK48 and Gordonia sp. NDKY76A

Daisuke KOMA; Yuichi SAKASHITA; Kenzo KUBOTA; Yoshihide FUJII; Fumihiko HASUMI; Seon-Yong CHUNG; Motoki KUBO

doi:10.1271/bbb.67.1590

Microbiology & Fermentation Technology Note

Degradation of Car Engine Base Oil by Rhodococcus sp. NDKK48 and Gordonia sp. NDKY76A

Daisuke KOMA, Yuichi SAKASHITA, Kenzo KUBOTA, Yoshihide FUJII, Fumihiko HASUMI, Seon-Yong CHUNG, Motoki KUBO

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Keywords: c-alkane, car engine oil, Rhodococcus sp., Gordonia sp., biodegradation

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2003 Volume 67 Issue 7 Pages 1590-1593

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.67.1590

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Abstract

Two microorganisms (NDKK48 and NDKY76A) that degrade long-chain cyclic alkanes (c-alkanes) were isolated from soil samples. Strains NDKK48 and NDKY76A were identified as Rhodococcus sp. and Gordonia sp., respectively. Both strains used not only normal alkane (n-alkane) but also c-alkane as a sole carbon and energy source, and the strains degraded more than 27% of car engine base oil (1% addition).

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