TROPICAL BACTERIA ISOLATED FROM OIL-CONTAMINATED MANGROVE SOIL: BIOREMEDIATION BY NATURAL ATTENUATION AND BIOAUGMENTATION

 

A. Ruiz-Marín, J.C. Zavala-Loria, Y. Canedo-López and A.V. Cordova-Quiroz

 

 

  • Isolation of bacteria in mangrove soil and contaminated zones capable of using hydrocarbons as the only carbon source.

  • Bacteria consortium isolated capable of degrading hydrocarbons under aerobic conditions.

  • To evaluate the process of degradation of hydrocarbons for natural attenuation and bioaugmentation process for restoration in mangrove zones.

  • Information with possible application for protection of ecosystems as the Terminos Lagoon.