Ecography · 1979 · 75 citations · 15 references
Life SciencesMicrobiologySoil SciencesMicrobial EcologySoil EcologySoil MicrobiologyMicrobial DecompositionMicrobial GrowthOrganic Matter DecompositionSoil Decomposition ProcessesSoil Microbial PhysiologySoil PollutionContaminated SoilFacultative Anaerobic BacteriaFungal DecompositionHydrocarbon-degrading FungiHydrocarbon-degrading MicroorganismsMicrobial Activity EnhancementOil DegradationSoil Microbial Processes
An examination has been made of the changes in bacterial and fungal populations during the decomposition of oil in contaminated soil. The number of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and the length of mycelium increased in the oily soil whereas the number of CFU (= colony forming units) of fungi was highest in a control soil. The percentage of oil‐utilizing fungi increased from 60% to 82%, while the bacterial utilization figure increased from 3% to 50%. The important oil‐utilizing fungus Scolecobasidium appeared only in the oily soil, but otherwise the composition of the fungal flora changed only little after addition of oil. In laboratory experiments the chemical Pajab FI was shown to increase microbial activity.
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L. E. Casida, D. A. Klein, Thomas J. Santoro · Soil Science · 1964 · 2.5K citations
R. L. Raymond, J. O. Hudson, V. W. Jamison · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1976 · 189 citations · Full text
Turnover of microbial tissue in soil under field conditions
J. A. Shields, E. A. Paul, W.E. Lowe et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 1973 · 168 citations