Destruction of an oil alkane (paraffin) fraction by oil-destroying microorganisms was studied. The destruction rate was clearly dependent on the chain length. An increase in the number of alkanes with shorter chain lengths was indicative of the destruction of supramolecular oil structures and the oxidation of higher-molecular-mass compounds. Species and strain features of alkane destruction were found. Principal components analysis was used to show that Rhodococcus erythropolis and Acinetobacter guillouiae demonstrated different behaviors in the decomposition of alkanes. The oil destroyers were not capable of destroying all oil fractions with equal efficiencies. Based on previous studies, it could be confirmed that R erythropolis preferred the alkane fraction; A. guillouiae, the aromatic fraction.

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微生物对油石蜡馏分的破坏

研究了油破坏微生物对油烷烃（石蜡）馏分的破坏。破坏率显然取决于链长。链长较短的烷烃数量的增加表明超分子油结构的破坏和高分子量化合物的氧化。发现了烷烃破坏的种类和应变特征。主成分分析表明红球红球菌和扭结不动杆菌在烷烃分解中表现出不同的行为。石油破坏者无法以相同的效率破坏所有石油馏分。根据之前的研究，可以证实，R erythropolis 偏爱烷烃馏分；A. guillouiae，芳香部分。