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The fine-structure analysis of the hydrocarbon oxidizing microorganism, Acinetobacter sp., demonstrated a cytoplasmic modification resulting from growth on paraffinic and olefinic hydrocarbons.
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Intracytoplasmic hydrocarbon inclusions were documented by electron microscopy with chemical identifications obtained by gas chromatography and X-ray diffraction.
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These results demonstrate the ability of a micro-organism to accumulate hydrocarbon substrates intracellularly which, in turn, indicates transport across the cell membrane.
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Kennedy, R.S., Finnerty, W.R., Sudarsanan, K. et al. Microbial assimilation of hydrocarbons. Arch. Microbiol. 102, 75–83 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00428349
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