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Isolation of new toluene-tolerant marine strains of bacteria and characterization of their solvent-tolerance properties.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 May 2008
Segura A, Hurtado A, Rivera B, Lazaroaie M M
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AIMS: To isolate and characterize new marine bacteria capable of tolerating high concentrations of organic solvents, and to understand the toxic effects of these chemicals on marine bacteria. METHODS AND RESULTS: Five marine bacteria able to tolerate 0.1% (v/v) toluene were isolated and characterized on the basis of their growth and survival rates in the presence of different organic solvents. The...
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