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Two oil-degrading bacteria identified asPseudomonas aeruginosa andMicrococcus luteus were isolated from crude-oil-polluted soils in Nigeria. The organisms were grown onn-hexadecane and sodium succinate and then examined for the presence of hydrocarbon inclusions. Inclusion bodies were found inn-hexadecane-grown cells and were absent in succinate-grown cells. Formation of hydrocarbon inclusion bodies appears to be a general phenomenon among hydrocarbon utilizers.
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Ilori, M.O., Amund, D. & Robinson, G.K. Ultrastructure of two oil-degrading bacteria isolated from the tropical soil environment. Folia Microbiol 45, 259–262 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02908956
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