Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology Protocols : Meso- and Microcosms /: Meso- and Microcosms. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Terry J. McGenity, Kenneth N. Timmis, Balbina Nogales.
• Editors: McGenity, Terry J; Timmis, Kenneth N; Nogales, Balbina
• Contents: Introduction.- Preparing the hydrocarbon / crude oil.- High pressure cultivation of hydrocarbonoclastic aerobic bacteria.- In vitro high pressure incubation and activity measurement of deep-sea, methanogenic archaea.- Bioreactor design to emulate deep-sea hydrocarbon releases including formation of gas hydrates.- Mudflat benthic spill simulations.- Protocols for subtidal and deep sea benthic oil spill simulations.- Simulation of anoxic/oxic oscillations in crude oil-degrading bioreactors.- Protocols for microcosms for growing biofilms on hydrophobic substrates – a polyphasic approach to study biodiversity, metabolic activity and biofilm architecture.- Application of micro- and mesocosms experiments to pollutant effects in biofilms.- Mini sediment columns and two-dimensional sediment flow-through microcosms - versatile model systems for studying biodegradation of organic contaminants in groundwater ecosystems.
• Publisher Details: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (173 pages)
• Subjects: Life sciences; Microbiology; Biochemical engineering; Technology & Engineering -- Chemical & Biochemical; Biochemical engineering; Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Microbiology; Microbiology (non-medical)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783662531082
• Related ISBNs: 9783662531075
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