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medium with paraffin. Mikrobiologia 50:49–54
Marti ME, Colonna WJ, Patra P et al (2014) Production and characterization of microbial
biosurfactants for potential use in oil-spill remediation. Enzym Microb Technol 55:31–39.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2013.12.001
Matsui T, Yamamoto T, Shinzato N et al (2014) Degradation of oil tank sludge using long-chain
alkane-degrading bacteria. Ann Microbiol 64:391–395. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13213-0130643-8
Mishra S, Singh SN (2012) Microbial degradation of n-hexadecane in mineral salt medium as
mediated by degradative enzymes. Bioresour Technol 111:148–154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
biortech.2012.02.049
Mittal A, Singh P (2009) Studies on biodegradation of crude oil by Aspergillus niger. South Pac J
Nat Appl Sci 27:57. https://doi.org/10.1071/sp09010
Olukunle O, Oyegoke TS (2016) Biodegradation of crude-oil by fungi isolated from cow dung
contaminated soils. Niger J Biotechnol 31:46. https://doi.org/10.4314/njb.v31i1.7
Parthipan P, Preetham E, Machuca LL et al (2017) Biosurfactant and degradative enzymes mediated
crude oil degradation by bacterium Bacillus subtilis A1. Front Microbiol 8:1–14. https://doi.org/
10.3389/fmicb.2017.00193
Patel S, Homaei A, Patil S, Daverey A (2019) Microbial biosurfactants for oil spill remediation:
pitfalls and potentials. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 103:27–37. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253018-9434-2
Perera M, Wijayarathna D, Wijesundera S et al (2019) Biofilm mediated synergistic degradation of
hexadecane by a naturally formed community comprising Aspergillus flavus complex and
Bacillus cereus group. BMC Microbiol 19:1–9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1460-4
Pérez-Cadahía B, Lafuente A, Cabaleiro T et al (2007) Initial study on the effects of prestige oil on
human health. Environ Int 33:176–185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2006.09.006
Peter S, Kinne M, Wang X et al (2011) Selective hydroxylation of alkanes by an extracellular fungal
peroxygenase. FEBS J 278:3667–3675. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08285.x
Peypoux F, Bonmatin JM, Wallach J (1999) Recent trends in the biochemistry of surfactin. Appl
Microbiol Biotechnol 51:553–563. https://doi.org/10.1007/s002530051432
Ramachandran SD, Hodson PV, Khan CW, Lee K (2004) Oil dispersant increases PAH uptake by
fish exposed to crude oil. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 59:300–308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.
2003.08.018
Rattes de Almeida Couto C, Catharine de Assis Leite D, Jurelevicius D et al (2019) Chemical and
biological dispersants differently affect the bacterial communities of uncontaminated and
oil-contaminated marine water. Braz J Microbiol 51:691–700. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770019-00153-8
Ribicic D, McFarlin KM, Netzer R et al (2018) Oil type and temperature dependent biodegradation
dynamics - combining chemical and microbial community data through multivariate analysis.
BMC Microbiol 18:83. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-018-1221-9
Romero MC, Salvioli ML, Cazau MC, Arambarri AM (2002) Pyrene degradation by yeasts and
filamentous fungi. Environ Pollut 117:159–163. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0269-7491(01)
00143-9
Sarwar A, Brader G, Corretto E et al (2018) Qualitative analysis of biosurfactants from Bacillus
species exhibiting antifungal activity. PLoS One 13:e0198107. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.
pone.0198107
Setti L, Lanzarini G, Spagna PG (1993) Further research into the aerobic degradation of n-alkanes in
a heavy oil by a pure culture of a Pseudomonas sp. Chemosphere 26:1151–1157
Sorkhoh NA, Ghannoum MA, Ibrahim AS et al (1990) Crude oil and hydrocarbon-degrading
strains of Rhodococcus rhodochrous isolated from soil and marine environments in Kuwait.
Environ Pollut 65:1–17
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