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and micronutrients. Bioresour Technol 90(2):159–168
Ramasamy S, Mathiyalagan P, Chandran P (2014) Characterization and optimization of
EPS-producing and diesel oil-degrading Ochrobactrum anthropi MP3 isolated from refinery
wastewater. Pet Sci 11(3):439–445
Rath K, Mishra B, Vuppu S (2012) Biodegrading ability of organo-sulphur compound of a newly
isolated microbe Bacillus sp. KS1 from the oil contaminated soil. Arch Appl Sci Res 4
(1):465–471
Reyes Y, Vergara I, Torres OE, Díaz M, González EE (2016) Contaminación por metales pesados:
implicaciones en salud, ambiente y seguridad alimentaria. Revista Ingeniería Investigación y
Desarrollo 16(2):66–77
Rifaat HM, Yosery MA (2004) Identification and characterization of rubber degrading
actinobacteria. Appl Ecol Environ Res 2(1):63–70
Ron EZ, Rosenberg E (2002) Biosurfactants and oil bioremediation. Curr Opin Biotechnol 13
(3):249–252
Ron EZ, Rosenberg E (2014) Enhanced bioremediation of oil spills in the sea. Curr Opin Biotechnol
27:191–194
Rosenberg E, Navon-Venezia S, Zilber-Rosenberg I, Ron EZ (1998) Rate-limiting steps in the
microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons. In: Soil and aquifer pollution. Springer,
Berlin, pp 159–172
Sammarco PW, Kolian SR, Warby RAF, Bouldin JL, Subra WA, Porter SA (2013) Distribution and
concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons associated with the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill,
Gulf of Mexico. Mar Pollut Bull 73(1):129–143
Sandhu SS, Shakya M, Deshmukh L, Aharwal RP, Kumar S (2016) Determination of hydrocarbon
degrading potentiality of indigenous fungal isolates. Int J Environ Sci 6(6):1163–1172
Shankar SS, Suneetha V (2013) Analysis of soil fertilizing capabilities, growth and enzyme
production statistics for symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria VIT SS5 screened from Palar Region,
Vellore. Int J Pharm Biol Sci 4(2):B795–B802
Sharma B, Kumar A, Shukla P (2018) Contemporary enzyme-based technologies for bioremediation: a review. J Environ Manag 210:10–22
Snape I, Riddle MJ, Stark JS, Cole CM, King CK, Duquesne S, Gore DB (2001) Management and
remediation of contaminated sites at Casey Station, Antarctica. Polar Rec 37(202):199–214
Srivastav AK, Agarwal P, Kaushik JT, Suneetha V (2013) Water quality analysis of agricultural
water from the villages of Vellore district. Der Pharm Lett 5(3):481–491
Steliga T (2012) Role of fungi in biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in drill waste. Pol J
Environ Stud 21(2):471–479
Tanti B, Buragohain AK, Dutta S, Gurung L, Shastry M, Borah SP (2009) Studies on the cytotoxic
effect of oil refinery sludge on root meristem. Adv Environ Biol 3:10–14
Throne-Holst M, Wentzel A, Ellingsen TE, Kotlar HK, Zotchev SB (2007) Identification of novel
genes involved in long-chain n-alkane degradation by Acinetobacter sp. strain DSM 17874.
Appl Environ Microbiol 73(10):3327–3332
Umar H, Umar A, Ujah UJ, Hauwa B, Sumayya BI, Shuaibu M, Yakubu MS (2013) Biodegradation
of waste lubricating oil by bacteria isolated from the soil. J Environ Sci Toxicol Food Technol
2013:32–37
Varjani SJ, Upasani VN (2016) A carbon spectrum utilization by an indigenous strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa NCIM 5514: production, characterization and surface active properties of
biosurfactant. Bioresour Technol 221:510–516
Venkata Gopichand T, Saranya C, Suneetha V, Ramalingam C (2013) Decolorization of azo dyes
from Ranipet textile industrial spent wash using Bacillus VIT SSG5. Res J Pharm Biol Chem Sci
4(2):358–368
Vidali M (2001) Bioremediation. An overview. Pure Appl Chem 73:1163–1172
260
M. Shakya et al.