Molecular and microbiological characterisation of an acinetobacter sp., isolated from petroleum-contaminated soil in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Merican, A.F., Ezaki, T., Dass, A., Hussin, H., Awaluddin, R., Kamarudin, M.R.
• Format: Article
• Published: Malaysian Society for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology 2002
• Subjects: QH301 Biology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4954/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036626099&partnerID=40&md5=99fd255b34d0b26b83d995405500fe2b

A bacteria isolated from a petroleum-contaminated soil was characterised using molecular and microbiological methods. Strain PCS was able to utilized medium and long chain n-alkanes. Following phylogenetic analysis based on partial 16S rRNA gene sequence, this bacteria was placed in the genus Acinet...