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an eight-stranded β-barrel with a hydrophobic channel. J Biol Chem 281:7568–7577. https://doi.
org/10.1074/jbc.M512365200
Hua F, Wang HQ (2014) Uptake and trans-membrane transport of petroleum hydrocarbons by
microorganisms. Biotechnol Biotechnol Equip 28:165–175
Huang FC, Peter A, Schwab W (2014) Expression and characterization of CYP52 genes involved in
the biosynthesis of Sophorolipid and alkane metabolism from Starmerella bombicola. Appl
Environ Microbiol 80:766–776. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02886-13
Ite AE, Ibok UJ (2019) Role of plants and microbes in bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons
contaminated soils. Int J Environ Bioremediat Biodegrad 7:1–19. https://doi.org/10.12691/
ijebb-7-1-1
Kasai Y, Inoue J, Harayama S (2001) The TOL plasmid pWW0 xylN gene product from Pseudomonas putida is involved in m-xylene uptake. J Bacteriol 183:6662–6666. https://doi.org/10.
1128/JB.183.22.6662-6666.2001
Kato T, Haruki M, Imanaka T et al (2001) Isolation and characterization of long-chain-alkane
degrading Bacillus thermoleovorans from deep subterranean petroleum reservoirs. J Biosci
Bioeng 91:64–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1389-1723(01)80113-4
Khanna P, Goyal D, Khanna S (2012) Characterization of pyrene utilizing Bacillus spp. from crude
oil contaminated soil. Braz J Microbiol 43:606–617
Kügler JH, Le Roes-Hill M, Syldatk C, Hausmann R (2015) Surfactants tailored by the class
Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 6:212. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00212
Leahy JG, Colwell RR (1990) Microbial degradation of hydrocarbons in the environment.
Microbiol Rev 54(3):305–515. PMID: 2215423
Lee DW, Lee H, Kwon BO et al (2018) Biosurfactant-assisted bioremediation of crude oil by
indigenous bacteria isolated from Taean beach sediment. Environ Pollut 241:254–264. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.070
Li L, Liu X, Yang W et al (2008) Crystal structure of long-chain alkane monooxygenase (LadA) in
complex with coenzyme FMN: unveiling the long-chain alkane hydroxylase. J Mol Biol
376:453–465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2007.11.069
Li X, Zhang Y, Wei Z et al (2016) Antifungal activity of isolated bacillus amyloliquefaciens SYBC
H47 for the biocontrol of peach gummosis. PLoS One 11:1–22. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.
pone.0162125
Li YP, Pan JC, Ma YL (2019) Elucidation of multiple alkane hydroxylase systems in biodegradation of crude oil n-alkane pollution by Pseudomonas aeruginosa DN1. J Appl Microbiol
28:151–160. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14470
Liu YC, Zhou TT, Zhang J et al (2009) Molecular characterization of the alkB gene in the
thermophilic Geobacillus sp. strain MH-1. Res Microbiol 160:560–566. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.resmic.2009.08.010
Liu H, Xu J, Liang R, Liu J (2014) Characterization of the medium- and long-chain n-alkanes
degrading Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain SJTD-1 and its alkane hydroxylase genes. PLoS One
9:e105506. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105506
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bacteria immobilized on different carriers in marine environment. Pet Sci Technol
37:1417–1424. https://doi.org/10.1080/10916466.2019.1587465
Hearn EM, Patel DR, Van Den Berg B (2008) Outer-membrane transport of aromatic hydrocarbons
as a first step in biodegradation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105:8601–8606. https://doi.org/10.
1073/pnas.0801264105
Heath DJ, Lewis CA, Rowland SJ (1997) The use of high temperature gas chromatography to study
the biodegradation of high molecular weight hydrocarbons. Org Geochem 26:769–785.https://
doi.org/10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00067-3
Hegazi AH, El-Gayar MS (2017) Role of non-hydrocarbon constituents in crude oils correlation
and heavy fractions processing studies. Pet Chem 57:838–842. https://doi.org/10.1134/
S0965544117100103
Hong H, Patel DR, Tamm LK, Van Den Berg B (2006) The outer membrane protein OmpW forms
an eight-stranded β-barrel with a hydrophobic channel. J Biol Chem 281:7568–7577. https://doi.
org/10.1074/jbc.M512365200
Hua F, Wang HQ (2014) Uptake and trans-membrane transport of petroleum hydrocarbons by
microorganisms. Biotechnol Biotechnol Equip 28:165–175
Huang FC, Peter A, Schwab W (2014) Expression and characterization of CYP52 genes involved in
the biosynthesis of Sophorolipid and alkane metabolism from Starmerella bombicola. Appl
Environ Microbiol 80:766–776. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02886-13
Ite AE, Ibok UJ (2019) Role of plants and microbes in bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons
contaminated soils. Int J Environ Bioremediat Biodegrad 7:1–19. https://doi.org/10.12691/
ijebb-7-1-1
Kasai Y, Inoue J, Harayama S (2001) The TOL plasmid pWW0 xylN gene product from Pseudomonas putida is involved in m-xylene uptake. J Bacteriol 183:6662–6666. https://doi.org/10.
1128/JB.183.22.6662-6666.2001
Kato T, Haruki M, Imanaka T et al (2001) Isolation and characterization of long-chain-alkane
degrading Bacillus thermoleovorans from deep subterranean petroleum reservoirs. J Biosci
Bioeng 91:64–70. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1389-1723(01)80113-4
Khanna P, Goyal D, Khanna S (2012) Characterization of pyrene utilizing Bacillus spp. from crude
oil contaminated soil. Braz J Microbiol 43:606–617
Kügler JH, Le Roes-Hill M, Syldatk C, Hausmann R (2015) Surfactants tailored by the class
Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 6:212. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00212
Leahy JG, Colwell RR (1990) Microbial degradation of hydrocarbons in the environment.
Microbiol Rev 54(3):305–515. PMID: 2215423
Lee DW, Lee H, Kwon BO et al (2018) Biosurfactant-assisted bioremediation of crude oil by
indigenous bacteria isolated from Taean beach sediment. Environ Pollut 241:254–264. https://
doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.070
Li L, Liu X, Yang W et al (2008) Crystal structure of long-chain alkane monooxygenase (LadA) in
complex with coenzyme FMN: unveiling the long-chain alkane hydroxylase. J Mol Biol
376:453–465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2007.11.069
Li X, Zhang Y, Wei Z et al (2016) Antifungal activity of isolated bacillus amyloliquefaciens SYBC
H47 for the biocontrol of peach gummosis. PLoS One 11:1–22. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.
pone.0162125
Li YP, Pan JC, Ma YL (2019) Elucidation of multiple alkane hydroxylase systems in biodegradation of crude oil n-alkane pollution by Pseudomonas aeruginosa DN1. J Appl Microbiol
28:151–160. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.14470
Liu YC, Zhou TT, Zhang J et al (2009) Molecular characterization of the alkB gene in the
thermophilic Geobacillus sp. strain MH-1. Res Microbiol 160:560–566. https://doi.org/10.
1016/j.resmic.2009.08.010
Liu H, Xu J, Liang R, Liu J (2014) Characterization of the medium- and long-chain n-alkanes
degrading Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain SJTD-1 and its alkane hydroxylase genes. PLoS One
9:e105506. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105506
288
S. Jayasena and M. Perera