Russian researchers discover bacteria with ability to decompose oil

Moscow, SANA- Scientists from the Russian Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) have discovered types of bacteria that can consume oil.

Russian researchers have discovered cold-resistant decomposer bacteria in the Sea of Japan that are able to “consume” oil, which could help create a biological product for the purification of water from oil, the (FEFU) said in a statement cited by Novosti Agency.

According to the statement, the researchers have managed to identify the ability to decompose oil in 12 species of bacteria.

Decoding the genome of the bacteria would help better understand the work of genes and enzymes involved in the decomposition of oil in the seas in Russia’s Far East, the university added.

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