Degradation of tertiary butyl alcohol by a Pseudomonas sp. isolated from groundwater

A <i>Pseudomonas</i> sp. capable of degrading tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) as a sole carbon source, was isolated from a groundwater aquifer (50 ft. deep) at a petroleum refinery. The most probable number (MPN) of TBA degrading microorganisms was 4.9 x 10³ organisms/g (dry wt) of subsurfa...

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Main Author: Chadduck, James B.
Other Authors: Microbiology
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/101172