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SUBMITTER: Vita MM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9169047 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Vita Madalina M MM Iturbe-Espinoza Paul P Bonte Matthijs M Brandt Bernd W BW Braster Martin M Brown David M DM van Spanning Rob J M RJM
Frontiers in microbiology 20220523
Oil absorbent particles made from surface-modified polypropylene can be used to facilitate the removal of oil from the environment. In this study, we investigated to what extent absorbed oil was biodegraded and how this compared to the biodegradation of oil in water. To do so, we incubated two bacterial communities originating from the Niger Delta, an area subject to frequent oil spills, in the presence and absence of polypropylene particles. One community evolved from untreated soil whereas the ...[more]