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Adekunle AA, Oluyode TF (2002) Biodegradation of crude petroleum and petroleum products by
fungi isolated from two oil seeds (melon and soybean). J Environ Bot 26(1):37–42
Adel E, Shahaby AF, Awad NS, Bahobial AS, El Abib OA (2012) In vitro screening for oil
degrading bacteria and evaluation of their biodegradation potential for hydrocarbon. Afr J
Microbiol Res 6(49):7534–7544
Aditi S, D’Souza Shalet NM, Pranesh R, Katyayini T (2015) Microbial production of
polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from novel sources: a review. Int J Res Biosci (IJRBS) 4:16–28
Adnan BA, Jawadayn T, Alkooraneea C, Hayder A, Abboodd JZ, Jin S, Xiaoyu Z (2018) Fuying
Maa isolation and characterization of two crude oil-degrading fungi strains from Rumaila oil
field, Iraq. Biotechnol Rep 17:104–109
Afshar-Mohajer N, Rule AM, Katz J, Koehler KA (2018) Laboratory study of particulate and
gaseous emissions from crude oil and crude oil-dispersant contaminated seawater due to
breaking waves. Atmos Environ 179(4):177–186
Ahmad A, Burghal N, Wijdan H (2016) Mycodegradation of crude oil by fungal species isolated
from petroleum contaminated. Int J Innov Res Sci Eng Technol 5(2):1517–1524
Akpoveta OV, Egharevba F, Medjor OW (2011) A pilot study on the biodegradation of hydrocarbon and its kinetics on kerosene simulated soil. Int J Environ Sci 2(1):54–67
Al-Nasrawi H (2012) Biodegradation of crude oil by fungi isolated from Gulf of Mexico. J
Bioremed Biodegr 3:1–6
Arulazhagan P, Vasudevan N, Yeom I (2010) Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
by a halotolerant bacterial consortium isolated from marine environment. Int J Environ Sci
Technol 7:639–652
Awad NS, Sabit HH, Abo-Aba SEM, Bayoumi RA (2011) Isolation, characterization and fingerprinting of some chlorpyrifos-degrading bacterial strains isolated from Egyptian pesticidespolluted soils. Afr J Microbiol Res 5(18):2855–2862
Balaji V, Arulazhagan P, Ebenezer P (2014) Enzymatic bioremediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons by fungal consortia enriched from petroleum contaminated soil and oil seeds. J Environ
Biol 35(3):521–529
Barathi S, Vasudevan N (2001) Utilization of petroleum hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas fluorescens
isolated from a petroleum-contaminated soil. Environ Int 26(5–6):413–416
Bartha R, Atlas RM (1997) Biodegradation of oil in seawater: writing factor and artificial stimulation. In: Ahern DG, Meyers SP (eds) The microbial degradation of oil pollutants. Centre for
Wetland Resources, Louisiana, pp 147–152
Battelle CD (2000) Mushrooms: higher macrofungi to clean up the environment. Environ Issues
Fall:1–4
Bayoumi RA, Awad NS, Ibrahim MMM (2010) Molecular genetics characterization of some
biosurfactant producing bacteria isolated from Egyptian red sea mangrove forests. Arab J
Biotechnol 13(2):209–222
Beerka M, Steinbuchel A (2000) Microbial degradation of the multiply branched alkenes 2, 6,
10, 15, 19, 23-hexamethyltetracosane (squalene) by Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium ratisbonne. Appl Environ Microbiol 66:4462–4467
Beilen JB, Funhoff EG (2005) Expanding the alkane oxygenase toolbox; new enzymes and
applications. Curr Opin Biotechnol 16(3):308–314
Bibi R, Ahmad Z, Imran M, Hussain S, Ditta A, Mahmood S, Khalid A (2017) Algal bioethanol
production technology: a trend towards sustainable development. Renew Sust Energ Rev
71:976–985
Bishnoi K, Kumar R, Bishnoi NR (2008) Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by
white rot fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium in sterile and unsterile soil. JSIR 67:538–542
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petroleum hydrocarbons in a polluted tropical stream. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 23
(8):1149–1159
Adekunle AA, Oluyode TF (2002) Biodegradation of crude petroleum and petroleum products by
fungi isolated from two oil seeds (melon and soybean). J Environ Bot 26(1):37–42
Adel E, Shahaby AF, Awad NS, Bahobial AS, El Abib OA (2012) In vitro screening for oil
degrading bacteria and evaluation of their biodegradation potential for hydrocarbon. Afr J
Microbiol Res 6(49):7534–7544
Aditi S, D’Souza Shalet NM, Pranesh R, Katyayini T (2015) Microbial production of
polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) from novel sources: a review. Int J Res Biosci (IJRBS) 4:16–28
Adnan BA, Jawadayn T, Alkooraneea C, Hayder A, Abboodd JZ, Jin S, Xiaoyu Z (2018) Fuying
Maa isolation and characterization of two crude oil-degrading fungi strains from Rumaila oil
field, Iraq. Biotechnol Rep 17:104–109
Afshar-Mohajer N, Rule AM, Katz J, Koehler KA (2018) Laboratory study of particulate and
gaseous emissions from crude oil and crude oil-dispersant contaminated seawater due to
breaking waves. Atmos Environ 179(4):177–186
Ahmad A, Burghal N, Wijdan H (2016) Mycodegradation of crude oil by fungal species isolated
from petroleum contaminated. Int J Innov Res Sci Eng Technol 5(2):1517–1524
Akpoveta OV, Egharevba F, Medjor OW (2011) A pilot study on the biodegradation of hydrocarbon and its kinetics on kerosene simulated soil. Int J Environ Sci 2(1):54–67
Al-Nasrawi H (2012) Biodegradation of crude oil by fungi isolated from Gulf of Mexico. J
Bioremed Biodegr 3:1–6
Arulazhagan P, Vasudevan N, Yeom I (2010) Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon
by a halotolerant bacterial consortium isolated from marine environment. Int J Environ Sci
Technol 7:639–652
Awad NS, Sabit HH, Abo-Aba SEM, Bayoumi RA (2011) Isolation, characterization and fingerprinting of some chlorpyrifos-degrading bacterial strains isolated from Egyptian pesticidespolluted soils. Afr J Microbiol Res 5(18):2855–2862
Balaji V, Arulazhagan P, Ebenezer P (2014) Enzymatic bioremediation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons by fungal consortia enriched from petroleum contaminated soil and oil seeds. J Environ
Biol 35(3):521–529
Barathi S, Vasudevan N (2001) Utilization of petroleum hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas fluorescens
isolated from a petroleum-contaminated soil. Environ Int 26(5–6):413–416
Bartha R, Atlas RM (1997) Biodegradation of oil in seawater: writing factor and artificial stimulation. In: Ahern DG, Meyers SP (eds) The microbial degradation of oil pollutants. Centre for
Wetland Resources, Louisiana, pp 147–152
Battelle CD (2000) Mushrooms: higher macrofungi to clean up the environment. Environ Issues
Fall:1–4
Bayoumi RA, Awad NS, Ibrahim MMM (2010) Molecular genetics characterization of some
biosurfactant producing bacteria isolated from Egyptian red sea mangrove forests. Arab J
Biotechnol 13(2):209–222
Beerka M, Steinbuchel A (2000) Microbial degradation of the multiply branched alkenes 2, 6,
10, 15, 19, 23-hexamethyltetracosane (squalene) by Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium ratisbonne. Appl Environ Microbiol 66:4462–4467
Beilen JB, Funhoff EG (2005) Expanding the alkane oxygenase toolbox; new enzymes and
applications. Curr Opin Biotechnol 16(3):308–314
Bibi R, Ahmad Z, Imran M, Hussain S, Ditta A, Mahmood S, Khalid A (2017) Algal bioethanol
production technology: a trend towards sustainable development. Renew Sust Energ Rev
71:976–985
Bishnoi K, Kumar R, Bishnoi NR (2008) Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by
white rot fungi Phanerochaete chrysosporium in sterile and unsterile soil. JSIR 67:538–542
10 Microbes: A Novel Source of Bioremediation for Degradation of Hydrocarbons
257