Table 7.2 List of the main microalgal species used in studies on hydrocarbonbiodegradation
Species
Hydrocarbon
References
Diatoms
Amphora sp.
Naphtalene
Cerniglia et al. (1980b)
Cylindrotheca
sp.
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane,
naphthalene
Cerniglia et al. (1980b), Kobayashi
and Rittman (1982), and de Llasera
et al. (2016)
Navicula
pelliculosa
Naphthenic acids
Mahdavi et al. (2015)
Navicula sp.
Naphtalene
Cerniglia et al. (1982)
Nitzschia sp.
Fluoranthene, phenanthrene,
naphtalene
Cerniglia et al. (1982) and Hong et al.
(2008)
Skeletonema
costatum
Fluoranthene, phenanthrene
Hong et al. (2008)
Synedra sp.
Naphtalene
Cerniglia et al. (1982)
Chlorophytes
Ankistrodesmus
braunii
Benzo [α]pyrene
Warshasky et al. (1995a, b)
Chlamydomonas
angulosa
Naphthalene
Soto et al. (1975) and Soto et al.
(1977)
Chlamydomonas
reinhardtii
Benzo [α]pyrene, naphthalene
Kobayashi and Rittman (1982) and
de Llasera et al. (2016)
Chlamydomonas
ulvaensis
Phenol
Ellis (1997)
Chlorella
autotrophica
Naphthalene
Cerniglia et al. (1980b)
Chlorella
kessleri
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Ichor et al. (2016)
Chlorella
pyrenoidosa
Phenol
Ellis (1997)
Chlorella
sorokiniana
Naphthalene
Cerniglia et al. (1980b)
Chlorella spp.
Toxaphene
Kobayashi and Rittman (1982) and
de Llasera et al. (2016)
Chlorella
vulgaris
Fluoranthene
Lei et al. (2007)
Closterium spp.
Crude oil
Uzoh et al. (2015)
Desmodesmus
sp.
Biphenol
Wang et al. (2017)
Dunaliella sp.
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane,
naphthalene
Kobayashi and Rittman (1982) and
de Llasera et al. (2016)
Euglena gracilis Benzo [α]pyrene,
dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane,
naphtalene, biphenol
Kobayashi and Rittman (1982), Ellis
(1997), and de Llasera et al. (2016)
Monorafidium
braunii
Biphenol
Gattullo et al. (2012)
Scenedesmus
acutus
Benzo [α]pyrene
Warshawsky et al. (1995a, b)
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