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Efficient biodegradation of petroleum n -alkanes and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by polyextremophilic Pseudomonas aeruginosa san ai with multidegradative capacity

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Medić, Ana, Lješević, Marija, Inui, Hideyuku, Beškoski, Vladimir, Kojić, Ivan, Stojanović, Ksenija, Karadžić, Ivanka·2020·RSC Advances
DOI 10.1039/c9ra10371fPMC PMC9051604
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa san ai degraded individual selected petroleum compounds: n -hexadecane, n -nonadecane, fluorene, phenanthrene, and pyrene with high efficiency, at initial concentrations of 20 mg L −1 and in seven days.

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  • P. aeruginosa can break down petroleum hydrocarbons, potentially eliminating up to 95.71% of total petroleum hydrocarbons in crude oil.

    “Research indicates that P. aeruginosa can break down petroleum hydrocarbons, potentially eliminating “up to 95.71% of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in crude oil” [38,234,235].”

    From Harnessing bacterial consortia for effective bioremediation: targeted removal of heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and persistent pollutants (2025) · cites this paper as [234]

    The Results and discussion section (Biodegradation of crude oil fractions; page unavailable) shows that P. aeruginosa san ai degraded petroleum hydrocarbons. It reports 45% mass loss for the aliphatic fraction and 25% for the aromatic fraction, not 95.71% removal of total petroleum hydrocarbons from crude oil. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • The augmentation of fused ring structures enhances hydrophobicity and diminishes solubility, decreasing the accessibility of these substances for microbiological breakdown.

    “The augmentation of fused ring structures enhances hydrophobicity and diminishes solubility, hence decreasing the accessibility of these substances for microbiological breakdown [234,235].”

    From Harnessing bacterial consortia for effective bioremediation: targeted removal of heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and persistent pollutants (2025) · cites this paper as [235]

    In Results and discussion, under “Biodegradation of crude oil fractions” (page not provided), the paper reports increasing resistance to biodegradation from naphthalene to fluorene to phenanthrene derivatives. It does not say that additional fused rings increase hydrophobicity or reduce solubility, or establish reduced microbial accessibility as the reason for that resistance. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • P. aeruginosa can break down petroleum hydrocarbons, potentially eliminating up to 95.71% of total petroleum hydrocarbons in crude oil.

    “Research indicates that P. aeruginosa can break down petroleum hydrocarbons, potentially eliminating “up to 95.71% of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) in crude oil” [38,234,235].”

    From Harnessing bacterial consortia for effective bioremediation: targeted removal of heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and persistent pollutants (2025) · cites this paper as [235]

    The Results and discussion section (page not provided) shows that P. aeruginosa san ai degraded hydrocarbons isolated from crude oil. It reports 45% mass reduction in the aliphatic fraction and 25% in the aromatic fraction, not 95.71% removal of total petroleum hydrocarbons from crude oil. (LLM, conf=0.90)

    Experimental — accuracy not yet measured

  • The augmentation of fused ring structures enhances hydrophobicity and diminishes solubility, decreasing the accessibility of these substances for microbiological breakdown.

    “The augmentation of fused ring structures enhances hydrophobicity and diminishes solubility, hence decreasing the accessibility of these substances for microbiological breakdown [234,235].”

    From Harnessing bacterial consortia for effective bioremediation: targeted removal of heavy metals, hydrocarbons, and persistent pollutants (2025) · cites this paper as [234]

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Medić, A., Lješević, M., Inui, H., Beškoski, V., Kojić, I., Stojanović, K., & Karadžić, I.
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  • University of Belgrade (RS)
  • Biosignal Research Center
  • Faculty of Chemistry
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Karadžić, Ivanka
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Venue
RSC Advances
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Published
2020
Volume
10
Issue
24
Pages
14060-14070
ISSN
2046-2069 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1039/c9ra10371f
PMC
PMC9051604
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W3015631875
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  • Cherry (Univesrity of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
  • Ministarstvo Prosvete, Nauke i Tehnološkog Razvoja (Projects III 43004, 176006)
  • Japan International Cooperation Agency
  • Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (S19013)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Environmental Chemistry and Analysis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry
Keywords
hydrocarbon degradation, n-alkanes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, biosurfactant production, hydrocarbon-contaminated sites, bioremediation, extreme environments, heavy metals

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