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Adaptive microbial population shifts in response to a continuous ethanol blend release increases biodegradation potential.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) - 1 Jul 2013
Ma Jie, Nossa Carlos W, Xiu Zongming, Rixey William G, Alvarez Pedro J J
Abstract excerpt
The fate of fuel releases largely depends on the poorly-understood response in microbial community structure and function. Here, we evaluate the impacts to the microbial community resulting from a pilot-scale continuous release (10 months) of a 10% v:v ethanol solution mixed with benzene and toluene (50 mg/L each). Microbial population shifts were characterized by pyrosequencing-based 16S rRNA analysis and by...
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