Oil, mercury, and bacterial interactions

Journal Article · Mon Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/es60122a002· OSTI ID:5264311

Walker, J D; Colwell, R R

Several strains of bacteria were examined for ability to utilize oil with and without mercury added to the culture medium. The majority of the oil-utilizing bacterial strains had been isolated from an oil-contaminated creek in Baltimore Harbor of the Chesapeake Bay. Relatively low concentrations of mercury inhibited the utilization of oil by the strains of bacteria examined in this study.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Maryland, College Park
• OSTI ID: 5264311
• Journal Information: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States), Journal Name: Environ. Sci. Technol.; (United States) Vol. 10:12; ISSN ESTHA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
BACTERIA
BIODEGRADATION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CELL CULTURES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DATA
DECOMPOSITION
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FEDERAL REGION III
GROWTH
INFORMATION
MARYLAND
MERCURY
METALS
MICROORGANISMS
NOCARDIA
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
OILS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PSEUDOMONAS
TOXICITY
USA
VIABILITY