Isolation and characterization of a halophilic Modicisalibacter sp. strain Wilcox from produced water

Abstract We report the isolation a halophilic bacterium that degrades both aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons as the sole sources of carbon at high salinity from produced water. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rRNA-gene sequences shows the isolate is a close relative of Modicisalibacter tunisiensis is...

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Main Authors: William S. Marsh, Brenden W. Heise, Mark J. Krzmarzick, Robert W. Murdoch, Babu Z. Fathepure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86196-0