Bacterial dynamics and abundance; quantitative coupling of hydrocarbon degradation and specific bacterial communities

Project Information

BACTOIL

Grant agreement ID: 39431

Project closed

Start date 1 February 2008

End date 31 January 2010

Funded under

• Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006

Total cost € 0,00

EU contribution € 229 327,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
United Kingdom

Objective

Industrial development has led to exponential increase in fossil fuel consumption. This has caused serious damage to environment and needs proper management. An understanding of the relationship between hydrocarbon pollution and microbial diversity will be useful for developing predictive and effective models for biological treatment of polluted environments. New molecular tools that provide a clear picture of the relative abundance and dynamics of microorganisms in natural habitats are now in use to study microbial ecology. These have shown that Alcanivorax like bacteria appear to be globally significant in the removal of aliphatic hydrocarbons, and may be key players in the bioremediation of oil impacted environments. The objective of this project (BACTOI L) is to establish quantitative relationships between hydrocarbon removal and the dynamics of Alcanivorax spp. to inform the development of new models for biological treatment of oil-impacted environments.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › microbiology › bacteriology
• engineering and technology › environmental biotechnology › bioremediation
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology
• natural sciences › chemical sciences › organic chemistry › hydrocarbons
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › environmental sciences › pollution

Keywords

• 16S rRNA
• Alcanivorax
• Bacterial dynamics
• Bioremediation
• DGGE
• FISH
• Hydrocarbon pollution
• Real-time PCR

Programme(s)

• FP6-MOBILITY - Human resources and Mobility in the specific programme for research, technological development and demonstration "Structuring the European Research Area" under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006

Topic(s)

• MOBILITY-2.3 - Marie Curie Incoming International Fellowships (IIF)

Call for proposal

FP6-2005-MOBILITY-7
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Funding Scheme

IIF - Marie Curie actions-Incoming International Fellowships

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 6 Kensington Terrace ; NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE ; United Kingdom
• Total cost: No data