Abstract
We evaluated the competitive fitness of three phenanthrene-mineralizing isolates that were provided with nonsorbed or sorbed phenanthrene in competition experiments. One isolate had a clear advantage when presented with Amberlite IRC-50-sorbed phenanthrene, yet none were favored when presented with nonsorbed or Amberlite XAD-7-sorbed phenanthrene. Our results indicate that contaminant availability alone does not determine the isolates' competitive fitness.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4074-4077 |
| Journal | Applied and Environmental Microbiology |
| Volume | 73 |
| State | Published - 2007 |