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Shewanella putrefaciens in a fuel-in-water emulsion from the Prestige oil spill

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Microorganisms that colonize the fuel-in-water emulsion from the Prestige spill have been compared with those from Exxon-Valdez. Both emulsions contained non-fermentative gram-negative rods but unlike Exxon-Valdez's, the Prestige's spill contained anaerobic bacteria and no fungi. Our main finding has been the identification of Shewanella putrefaciens, a bacterium promising for bioremediation.

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  1. Department of Agriculture and Forestry Engineering, Environmental Technologies Area. ETSIIAA, Avenida de Madrid 57, 34004, Palencia, Spain

    J. Martín-Gil & F.J. Martín-Gil

  2. Laboratory of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Del Río Hortega, Avenida de Santa Teresa, s/n, 47010, Valladolid, Spain

    M.C. Ramos-Sánchez

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Martín-Gil, J., Ramos-Sánchez, M. & Martín-Gil, F. Shewanella putrefaciens in a fuel-in-water emulsion from the Prestige oil spill. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 86, 283–285 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:ANTO.0000047939.49597.eb

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