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Prototheca zopfii. Nature 254(5499):423–424
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Comparison of oil composition changes due to biodegradation and physical weathering in
different oils. J Chromatogr A 809(1–2):89–107
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microorganisms for the development of biodegradation strategies. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
81:655–663
Xaaldi A, Movafeghi A, Mohammadi-Nassab AD, Abedi E, Bahrami A (2017) Potential of the
green alga Chlorella vulgaris for biodegradation of crude oil hydrocarbons. Mar Pollut Bull 123
(1–2):286–290
Yakimov MM, Timmis KN, Golyshin PN (2007) Curr Opin Biotechnol 18(3):257–266
Zhang Z, Hou Z, Yang C, Ma C, Tao F, Xu P (2011) Degradation of n-alkanes and polycyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons in petroleum by a newly isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa DQ8.
Bioresour Technol 102(5):4111–4116
Zhang X, Wang Z, Liu X, Hu X, Liang X, Hu Y (2013) Degradation of diesel pollutants in
Huangpu-Yangtze River estuary wetland using plant–microbe systems. Int Biodeterior Biodegradation 76:71–75
Zhang M, Liu GH, Song K, Wang Z, Zhao Q, Li S, Le Z (2015) Biological treatment of 2,4,6trinitrotoluene (TNT) red water by immobilized anaerobic–aerobic microbial filters. Chem Eng
J 259:876–884
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