Petroleum Microbiology -MBI 466

Introduction to petroleum microbiology - Characteristics of biodegradable microorganisms – microbial transformation of crude oil - Aerobic alkane hydrocarbon biodegradation- Aerobic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation- Behavior and physiological responses of microbial cell to hydrocarbon- Membrane alterations of microbial cell and uptake- Chemotaxis- Mechanism of microbial tolerance to complicated hydrocarbons (Petroleum oil) - Microbial community dynamics of biodegradable microorganisms - Microbial treatment of petroleum waste- Factors affecting biodegradations - Microbial processes for recovering and upgrading petroleum - Finally, Bacterial biosensors