ATLAS R.M., 1981. Microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons : an environmental perspective. Microbiol. Rev. 45 : 180-209.
BAYA A.M., P R. BRAYTON, V.L. BROWN, D.J. GRIMES, E. RUSSEK-COHEN and R.R. COLWELL, 1986. Coincident plasmids and antimicrobial resistance in marine bacteria isolated from polluted and unpolluted Atlantic
Ocean samples. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 51:1285-1292.
BLUMER M., 1976. Polycyclic aromatic compounds in nature. Sci. Am. 234 : 34-44.
CERNIGLIA C.E. and S.K. YANG, 1984. Stereoselective metabolism of anthracene and phenanthrene by the
fungus Cunninghamella elegans Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45 : 119-124.
CHAKRABARTY A.M., 1980. Plasmids and dissimilation of synthetic environmental pollutants. In : Plasmids and
Transposons, pp. 21-30 (C. Stuttard and K.R. Rooze, ed.) Academic Press, New York.
COLWELL R.R. and J.D. WALKER, 1977. Ecological aspects of microbial degradation of petroleum in the marine
environment. Crit. Rev. Microbiol. 5 : 423-445.
COONEY J.J. and M.P. SHIARIS, 1982. Utilization and co-oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons by estuarine
microorganisms. Dev. Ind. Microbiol. 23 : 177-185.
FEDORAK P.M., K.M. SEMPLE and D.W.S. WESTLAKE , 1984. Oil-degrading capabilities of yeasts and fungi
isolated from coastal marine environments. Can. J. Microbiol. 30 : 565-571.
FENNEWALD M., S. BENSON and J. SHAPIRO, 1978. Plasmid-chromosome interactions in the Pseudomonas
alkane systems. In : Microbiology 1977 (D. Schlessinger, ed.), American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C.
GIBSON, D.T. 1977. Biodegradation of aromatic petroleum hydrocarbons. In : Fate and Effects of Petroleum
Hydrocarbons in Marine Organisms and Ecosystems, pp. 36-46 (D.E. Wolfe, ed.), Pergamon Press.
HADA H.S. and R.K. SIZEMORE, 1981. Incidence of plasmids in marine Vibrio spp. isolated from an oil field in
the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 41 : 199-202.
KADOC.I. and S T. LIU, 1981. Rapid procedure for detection and isolation of large and small plasmids. J.
Bacteriol. 145 : 1365-1373.
KIYOHARA H., K. NAGAO, K. KOUNO and K. YANO, 1982. Phenanthrene-degrading phenotype of Alcaligenes
faecalis AFK2. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 43 : 458-461.
MACRINA F.L., D.J. KOPECKO, K.R. JONES, D.J. AYERS and S.M. MCCOWEN , 1978. A multiple plasmidcontaining 1 Escherichia coli strain : convenient source of size reference plasmid molecules. Plasmid 1:417-420.
MANDEI. M. and A. HIGA, 1970. Calcium-dependent bacteriophage DNA infection. J. Mol. Biol. 53 : 159-162.
MANIATIST., E.F. FRITSCH and J. SAM BROOK, 1982. Molecular Cloning : A Laboratory Manual. Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
MEYERS J. A., D. SANCHEZ, L.P. ELWELL and S. FALKOW, 1976. Simple agarose gel electrophorectic method for
identification and characterization of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid. J. Bacteriol. 127 : 1529-1537.
PLATT H.M. and P.R. MACKIE, 1980. Distribution and fate of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in Antarctic
fauna and environment. Helgolander Meeresunters. 33 : 236- 245.
ROSENBERG M. and E. ROSENBERG, 1981. Role of adherence in growth of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus RAG-1
on hexadecane. .1. Bacteriol. 148 : 51-57.
SALISBURY V., R.W. HEDGES and N. DAITA, 1972. Two modes of «curing» transmissible bacterial plasmids. J.
Gen. Microbiol. 70 :443-452.
SHERGA M., M. MESKU.Land C.D. LITCHFIELD, 1979. Analysis of methods for the quantitative recovery of
bacteria sorbed unto marine sediments. In : ASTM Special Publication N 673. pp 21-39 (C.D. Litchfield and
P.L. Seyfried, ed.) American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia.
SHIARIS M.P. and J.J. COONEY, 1983. Replica plating method for estimating phenanthrene-utilizing and
phenanthrene-cometabolizing microorganisms. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45 : 706-710.
WEST P.A., G.C. OKPOKWASILI, P.R. BRAYTON, D.J. GRIMES, and R.R. COLWELL, 1984. Numerical taxonomy
of phenanthrene-degrading bacteria isolated from Chesapeake Bay. Appl. Environ. Microbiol 48 : 988-993.
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BAYA A.M., P R. BRAYTON, V.L. BROWN, D.J. GRIMES, E. RUSSEK-COHEN and R.R. COLWELL, 1986. Coincident plasmids and antimicrobial resistance in marine bacteria isolated from polluted and unpolluted Atlantic
Ocean samples. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 51:1285-1292.
BLUMER M., 1976. Polycyclic aromatic compounds in nature. Sci. Am. 234 : 34-44.
CERNIGLIA C.E. and S.K. YANG, 1984. Stereoselective metabolism of anthracene and phenanthrene by the
fungus Cunninghamella elegans Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45 : 119-124.
CHAKRABARTY A.M., 1980. Plasmids and dissimilation of synthetic environmental pollutants. In : Plasmids and
Transposons, pp. 21-30 (C. Stuttard and K.R. Rooze, ed.) Academic Press, New York.
COLWELL R.R. and J.D. WALKER, 1977. Ecological aspects of microbial degradation of petroleum in the marine
environment. Crit. Rev. Microbiol. 5 : 423-445.
COONEY J.J. and M.P. SHIARIS, 1982. Utilization and co-oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons by estuarine
microorganisms. Dev. Ind. Microbiol. 23 : 177-185.
FEDORAK P.M., K.M. SEMPLE and D.W.S. WESTLAKE , 1984. Oil-degrading capabilities of yeasts and fungi
isolated from coastal marine environments. Can. J. Microbiol. 30 : 565-571.
FENNEWALD M., S. BENSON and J. SHAPIRO, 1978. Plasmid-chromosome interactions in the Pseudomonas
alkane systems. In : Microbiology 1977 (D. Schlessinger, ed.), American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C.
GIBSON, D.T. 1977. Biodegradation of aromatic petroleum hydrocarbons. In : Fate and Effects of Petroleum
Hydrocarbons in Marine Organisms and Ecosystems, pp. 36-46 (D.E. Wolfe, ed.), Pergamon Press.
HADA H.S. and R.K. SIZEMORE, 1981. Incidence of plasmids in marine Vibrio spp. isolated from an oil field in
the northwestern Gulf of Mexico. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 41 : 199-202.
KADOC.I. and S T. LIU, 1981. Rapid procedure for detection and isolation of large and small plasmids. J.
Bacteriol. 145 : 1365-1373.
KIYOHARA H., K. NAGAO, K. KOUNO and K. YANO, 1982. Phenanthrene-degrading phenotype of Alcaligenes
faecalis AFK2. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 43 : 458-461.
MACRINA F.L., D.J. KOPECKO, K.R. JONES, D.J. AYERS and S.M. MCCOWEN , 1978. A multiple plasmidcontaining 1 Escherichia coli strain : convenient source of size reference plasmid molecules. Plasmid 1:417-420.
MANDEI. M. and A. HIGA, 1970. Calcium-dependent bacteriophage DNA infection. J. Mol. Biol. 53 : 159-162.
MANIATIST., E.F. FRITSCH and J. SAM BROOK, 1982. Molecular Cloning : A Laboratory Manual. Cold Spring
Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York.
MEYERS J. A., D. SANCHEZ, L.P. ELWELL and S. FALKOW, 1976. Simple agarose gel electrophorectic method for
identification and characterization of plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid. J. Bacteriol. 127 : 1529-1537.
PLATT H.M. and P.R. MACKIE, 1980. Distribution and fate of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons in Antarctic
fauna and environment. Helgolander Meeresunters. 33 : 236- 245.
ROSENBERG M. and E. ROSENBERG, 1981. Role of adherence in growth of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus RAG-1
on hexadecane. .1. Bacteriol. 148 : 51-57.
SALISBURY V., R.W. HEDGES and N. DAITA, 1972. Two modes of «curing» transmissible bacterial plasmids. J.
Gen. Microbiol. 70 :443-452.
SHERGA M., M. MESKU.Land C.D. LITCHFIELD, 1979. Analysis of methods for the quantitative recovery of
bacteria sorbed unto marine sediments. In : ASTM Special Publication N 673. pp 21-39 (C.D. Litchfield and
P.L. Seyfried, ed.) American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia.
SHIARIS M.P. and J.J. COONEY, 1983. Replica plating method for estimating phenanthrene-utilizing and
phenanthrene-cometabolizing microorganisms. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 45 : 706-710.
WEST P.A., G.C. OKPOKWASILI, P.R. BRAYTON, D.J. GRIMES, and R.R. COLWELL, 1984. Numerical taxonomy
of phenanthrene-degrading bacteria isolated from Chesapeake Bay. Appl. Environ. Microbiol 48 : 988-993.
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