Isolation and identification of aromatic hydrocarbon degrading yeasts present in gasoline tanks of urbans vehicles

Yeast isolates were obtained from fuel tanks of vehicles in order to assess their potential use in the degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons. Growth assays were performed in minimum mineral medium using different aromatic hydrocarbons (benzene, toluene, naphthalene, phenanthrene, and pyrene) as the s...

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Main Authors: Nathalia Catalina Delgadillo-Ordoñez, Leonardo Posada-Suárez, Elkin Marcelo, Matha Lucia Cepeda-Hernández, Jimena Sánchez-Nieves
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2017-07-01
Series:Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología
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Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/biotecnologia/article/view/70278