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The degradation of hexadecane and tetradecane by Acetobacter rancens CCM 1774 was investigated. It was found that this strain is able to grow to a limited extent on hexadecane as a carbon source. The occurrence of n-alkanoic acids and alcohols among the reaction products of growing as well as resting cells indicates a monoterminal degradation of long-chain alkanes. Both alkane-grown and glucose-grown resting cells exhibited alkane oxidizing activities which were not influenced by chloramphenicol. This suggested a constitutive nature of the appropriate enzymes.
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Hommel, R., Kleber, HP. Oxidation of long-chain alkanes by Acetobacter rancens . Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 19, 110–113 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00302450
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