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Microbial assimilation of hydrocarbons

I. The fine-structure of a hydrocarbon oxidizing Acinetobacter sp.

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    The fine-structure analysis of the hydrocarbon oxidizing microorganism, Acinetobacter sp., demonstrated a cytoplasmic modification resulting from growth on paraffinic and olefinic hydrocarbons.

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    Intracytoplasmic hydrocarbon inclusions were documented by electron microscopy with chemical identifications obtained by gas chromatography and X-ray diffraction.

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    These results demonstrate the ability of a micro-organism to accumulate hydrocarbon substrates intracellularly which, in turn, indicates transport across the cell membrane.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, 30602, Athens, Georgia

    R. S. Kennedy & W. R. Finnerty

  2. Engineering Experiment Station, Georgia Institute of Technology, 30332, Atlanta, Georgia

    K. Sudarsanan & R. A. Young

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Kennedy, R.S., Finnerty, W.R., Sudarsanan, K. et al. Microbial assimilation of hydrocarbons. Arch. Microbiol. 102, 75–83 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00428349

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