Degradation of branched chain aliphatic and aromatic petroleum hydrocarbons by microorganisms [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Le Thi Nhi Cong

DEGRADATION OF BRANCHED CHAIN ALIPHATIC AND AROMATIC PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS BY MICROORGANISMS I n a u g u r a l d i s s e r t a t i o n zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) an der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald vorgelegt von Le Thi Nhi Cong geboren am 18/02/1980 in Thanhhoa, Vietnam Greifswald, September 2008 Dekan: Prof. Dr. Klaus Fesser Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald 1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Frieder Schauer Institut für Mikrobiologie Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald 2. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Klinner Biologie Fakultät IV (Mikrobiologie und Genetiks) Universität Aachen Tag der Promotion: 14 November 2008 Acknowledgements The work described here was carried out between July 2005 and September 2008, in the Institute for Microbiology, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University of Greifswald (EMAU) - Germany in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Ph. D. I wish to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor Prof. Dr. Frieder Schauer for suggesting the topic of this thesis as well as for his professional guidance and constructive criticism. I am also greatly indebted to Dr.