Microbiology Journal2153-06962153-0718Asian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/mj.2016.1.8IchorTersagh GberikonG.M. NevkaaDooshima 1-2201661-2Biodegradation of phenanthrene by a consortium of aerobic heterotrophic bacteria and cyanobacteria isolated from hydrocarbon polluted brackish water of Bodo creek was monitored using GC-MS for 56 days. The initial quantity of phenanthrene in the treatment options monitored on day 0 was 2.8, 1.95, 3.17 and 2.76 mg L1 for (A) Aerobic heterotrophic bacteria, (B) Cyanobacteria, (AB) aerobic heterotrophic bacteria+cyanobacteria and (C) Control, respectively on day 56. Mineralization of phenanthrene progressed to 0.1, 0.0, 0.01 and 0.0 mg L1 for the treatments of A, B, A+B and C, respectively. The quantity of phenanthrene in all the treatments fluctuated throughout the period monitored hence its biodegradation did not vary significantly with time, t(4) = 1.76 (p>0.05).]]>Agbozu, I.E. and K. Opuene,20093117124Al-Mailem, D.M., M. Eliyas and S.S. Radwan,2013Marinobacter strains from hypersaline areas along the Arabian Gulf coasts.]]>17463470Janbandhu, A. and M.H. Fulekar,2011187333340Arulazhagan, P., N. Vasudevan and I.T. Yeom,20107639652Atlas, R. and J. Bragg,20092213221Bouchez, M., D. Blanchet and J.P. Vandecasteele,199543952960Cerniglia, C.E.,19923351368Churchill, S.A., J.P. Harper and P.F. Churchill,1999Mycobacterium species capable of degrading three- and four-ring aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons.]]>63549552Cohen, Y.,20025189193Dastgheib, S.M.M., M.A. Amoozegar, K. Khajeh, M. Shavandi and A. Ventosa,201295789798Dean-Ross, D. and C.E. Cerniglia,1996Mycobacterium flavescens.]]>46307312Doddamani, H.P. and H.Z. Ninnekar,2000Bacillus species.]]>411114Erdogmus, S.F., B. Mutlu, S.E. Korcan, K. Guven and M. Konuk,20132013Fawell, J.K. and S. Hunt,19881988pp: 241-269pp: 241-269Gao, W., Z. Cui, Q. Li, G. Xu, X. Jia and L. Zheng,2013Marinobacter nanhaiticus sp. nov., polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading bacterium isolated from the sediment of the South China Sea.]]>103485491Haghighat, S., A.A. Sepahy, M.M. Assadi and H. Pasdar,2008Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus subtilis in microbial enhanced oil recovery.]]>5385390Hughes, J.B., D.M. Beckles, S.D. Chandra and C.H. Ward,199718152160Ichor, T., P.O. Okerentugba and G.C. Okpokwasili,20142014Moody, J.D., J.P. Freeman, D.R. Doerge and C.E. Cerniglia,2001Mycobacterium sp. Strain PYR-1.]]>6714761483Kanaly, R.A and S. Harayama,200018220592067Ji, N.K., M. Barot and S.R. Khan,2013Aulosira fertilissima ghose.]]>197105Menn, F.M., B.M. Applegate and G.S. Sayler,19935919381942Narro, M.L., C.E. Cerniglia, C. van Baalen and D.T. Gibson,1992Agmenellum quadruplicatum PR-6.]]>5813511359Nwuche, C.O. and E.O. Ugoji,20085409414Osuji, L.C. and P.E. Ezebuiro,20063313320Radwan, S.S. and R.H. Al-Hasan,200123113117Raghukumar, C., V. Vipparty, J. David and D. Chandramohan,200157433436Rehmann, K., H.P. Noll, C.E.W. Steinberg and A.A. Kettrup,1998Mycobacterium sp. Strain KR2.]]>3629772992Jacques, R.J.S., B.C. Okeke, F.M. Bento, A.S. Teixeira, M.C.R. Peralba and F.A.O. Camargo,20089926372643Ruberto, L., S.C. Vazquez and W.P.M. Cormack,200352115125Saito, A., T. Iwabuchi and S. Harayama,2000Nocardioides sp. strain KP7: Expression in Escherichia coli.]]>18221342141Salleh, A.B., F.M. Ghazali, R.N.Z.A. Rahman and M. Basri,20032411425Schneider, J., R. Grosser, K. Jayasimhulu, W. Xue and D. Warshawsky,1996Mycobacterium sp. strain RJGII-135, isolated from a former coal gasification site.]]>621319Shiaris, M.P.,198918135146Solano-Serena, F., R. Marchal, M. Ropars, J.M. Lebeault and J.P. Vandecasteele,19998610081016Sutherland, J.B., P.P. Fu, S.K. Yang, L.S. von Tungeln, R.P. Casillas, S.A. Crow and C.E. Cerniglia,1993trans-dihydrodiols produced from phenanthrene by fungi.]]>5921452149Sutherland, J., B.F. Rafii, A.A. Khan and C.E. Cerniglia,19951995pp: 269-306pp: 269-306Tang, Y.J. and B. Krieger-Brockett,200768804813Tao, X.Q., G.N. Lu, Z. Dang, C. Yang and X.Y. Yi,2007Sphingomonas sp. GY2B isolated from contaminated soils.]]>42401408Wang, J., H. Xu, M. An and G. Yan,200857378Weis, L.M., A.M. Rummel, S.J. Masten, J.E. Trosko and B.L. Upham,19981061722Wilson, S.C. and K.C. Jones,199381229249Yu, S.H., L. Ke, Y.S. Wong and N.F.Y. Tam,200531149154Zhao, B., H. Wang, X. Mao and R. Li,20092009Darville, R.G. and J.L. Wilhm,1984Chironomus attenuatus and on oxygen consumption and life cycle of Tanytarsus dissimilis.]]>3135141Mills, A.L., C. Breuil and R.R. Colwell,197824552557