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tolerant bacterium Novosphingobium panipatense P5:ABC. Bioresour Technol 294:122190.
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Chukwura E, Miriam Ojiegbu N, Ifeoma Chukwura E, Sampson Nwankwegu A (2016) Hydrocarbon degradation potentials of fungi associated with oil-contaminated soil from selected
mechanic workshops in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Front Environ Microbiol 2:38–44.
https://doi.org/10.11648/j.fem.20160206.13
Colombo JC, Cabello M, Arambarrii M (1996) Biodegradation of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons by natural soil microflora and pure cultures of imperfect and lignolitic fungi. Environ
Pollut 94:355
Costa AS, Romão LPC, Araújo BR et al (2012) Environmental strategies to remove volatile
aromatic fractions (BTEX) from petroleum industry wastewater using biomass. Bioresour
Technol 105:31–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.096
Cui J, Chen H, Sun M, Wen J (2019) Comparison of bacterial community structure and function
under different petroleum hydrocarbon degradation conditions. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng
43:303–313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-019-02227-1
Das N, Chandran P (2011) Microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants: an
overview. Biotechnol Res Int 2011:941810. https://doi.org/10.4061/2011/941810
Dasgupta D, Ghosh R, Sengupta TK (2013) Biofilm-mediated enhanced crude oil degradation by
newly isolated Pseudomonas species. ISRN Biotechnol 2013:1–13. https://doi.org/10.5402/
2013/250749
De Pasquale C, Palazzolo E, Lo PL, Quatrini P (2012) Degradation of long-chain n-alkanes in soil
microcosms by two Actinobacteria. J Environ Sci Heal A Toxic Hazard Subst Environ Eng
47:374–381. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2012.645786
Del Carratore R, Gervasi PG, Contini MP et al (2011) Expression and characterization of two new
alkane-inducible cytochrome P450s from Trichoderma harzianum. Biotechnol Lett
33:1201–1206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-011-0557-0
Di Gennaro P, Terreni P, Masi G et al (2010) Identification and characterization of genes involved
in naphthalene degradation in Rhodococcus opacus R7. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
87:297–308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-010-2497-3
El-Hanafy AAEM, Anwar Y, Sabir JSM et al (2017) Characterization of native fungi responsible
for degrading crude oil from the coastal area of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Biotechnol Biotechnol
Equip 31:105–111. https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2016.1249407
Elshafie AE, Joshi SJ, Al-Wahaibi YM et al (2015) Sophorolipids production by Candida
bombicola ATCC 22214 and its potential application in microbial enhanced oil recovery.
Front Microbiol 6:1324. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01324
Elumalai P, Parthipan P, Karthikeyan OP, Rajasekar A (2017) Enzyme-mediated biodegradation of
long-chain n-alkanes (C32 and C40) by thermophilic bacteria. 3 Biotech 7:116. https://doi.org/
10.1007/s13205-017-0773-y
Feng L, Wang W, Cheng J et al (2007) Genome and proteome of long-chain alkane degrading
Geobacillus thermodenitrificans NG80-2 isolated from a deep-subsurface oil reservoir. Proc
Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:5602–5607
Flayyih Hassan I, Flayyih Hasan AI-Jawhari I (2014) Ability of some soil fungi in biodegradation
of petroleum hydrocarbon. J Appl Environ Microbiol 2:46–52. https://doi.org/10.12691/jaem-22-3
Fondi M, Maida I, Perrin E et al (2016) Genomic and phenotypic characterization of the species
Acinetobacter venetianus. Sci Rep 6:21985. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21985
Freitas BG, Brito JGM, Brasileiro PPF et al (2016) Formulation of a commercial biosurfactant for
application as a dispersant of petroleum and by-products spilled in oceans. Front Microbiol
7:1646. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01646
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bacterial consortium in marine environment. PLoS One 12:e0174445. https://doi.org/10.1371/
journal.pone.0174445
Chettri B, Singh AK (2019) Kinetics of hydrocarbon degradation by a newly isolated heavy metal
tolerant bacterium Novosphingobium panipatense P5:ABC. Bioresour Technol 294:122190.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122190
Chukwura E, Miriam Ojiegbu N, Ifeoma Chukwura E, Sampson Nwankwegu A (2016) Hydrocarbon degradation potentials of fungi associated with oil-contaminated soil from selected
mechanic workshops in Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria. Front Environ Microbiol 2:38–44.
https://doi.org/10.11648/j.fem.20160206.13
Colombo JC, Cabello M, Arambarrii M (1996) Biodegradation of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons by natural soil microflora and pure cultures of imperfect and lignolitic fungi. Environ
Pollut 94:355
Costa AS, Romão LPC, Araújo BR et al (2012) Environmental strategies to remove volatile
aromatic fractions (BTEX) from petroleum industry wastewater using biomass. Bioresour
Technol 105:31–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.096
Cui J, Chen H, Sun M, Wen J (2019) Comparison of bacterial community structure and function
under different petroleum hydrocarbon degradation conditions. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng
43:303–313. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00449-019-02227-1
Das N, Chandran P (2011) Microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon contaminants: an
overview. Biotechnol Res Int 2011:941810. https://doi.org/10.4061/2011/941810
Dasgupta D, Ghosh R, Sengupta TK (2013) Biofilm-mediated enhanced crude oil degradation by
newly isolated Pseudomonas species. ISRN Biotechnol 2013:1–13. https://doi.org/10.5402/
2013/250749
De Pasquale C, Palazzolo E, Lo PL, Quatrini P (2012) Degradation of long-chain n-alkanes in soil
microcosms by two Actinobacteria. J Environ Sci Heal A Toxic Hazard Subst Environ Eng
47:374–381. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2012.645786
Del Carratore R, Gervasi PG, Contini MP et al (2011) Expression and characterization of two new
alkane-inducible cytochrome P450s from Trichoderma harzianum. Biotechnol Lett
33:1201–1206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-011-0557-0
Di Gennaro P, Terreni P, Masi G et al (2010) Identification and characterization of genes involved
in naphthalene degradation in Rhodococcus opacus R7. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
87:297–308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-010-2497-3
El-Hanafy AAEM, Anwar Y, Sabir JSM et al (2017) Characterization of native fungi responsible
for degrading crude oil from the coastal area of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. Biotechnol Biotechnol
Equip 31:105–111. https://doi.org/10.1080/13102818.2016.1249407
Elshafie AE, Joshi SJ, Al-Wahaibi YM et al (2015) Sophorolipids production by Candida
bombicola ATCC 22214 and its potential application in microbial enhanced oil recovery.
Front Microbiol 6:1324. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01324
Elumalai P, Parthipan P, Karthikeyan OP, Rajasekar A (2017) Enzyme-mediated biodegradation of
long-chain n-alkanes (C32 and C40) by thermophilic bacteria. 3 Biotech 7:116. https://doi.org/
10.1007/s13205-017-0773-y
Feng L, Wang W, Cheng J et al (2007) Genome and proteome of long-chain alkane degrading
Geobacillus thermodenitrificans NG80-2 isolated from a deep-subsurface oil reservoir. Proc
Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:5602–5607
Flayyih Hassan I, Flayyih Hasan AI-Jawhari I (2014) Ability of some soil fungi in biodegradation
of petroleum hydrocarbon. J Appl Environ Microbiol 2:46–52. https://doi.org/10.12691/jaem-22-3
Fondi M, Maida I, Perrin E et al (2016) Genomic and phenotypic characterization of the species
Acinetobacter venetianus. Sci Rep 6:21985. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep21985
Freitas BG, Brito JGM, Brasileiro PPF et al (2016) Formulation of a commercial biosurfactant for
application as a dispersant of petroleum and by-products spilled in oceans. Front Microbiol
7:1646. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01646
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