Monitoring of the degradation activities and the diversity of the microbial community degrading refinery waste sludgeMonitoring of the degradation activities and the diversity of the microbial community degrading refinery waste sludge Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές 2015-10-192004enThe biodegradation of n-alkanes and branched alkanes from waste sludge were observed in landfarming soils of Motor Oil Hellas (a petroleum refinery) and changes in the bacterial communities in the soils were monitored during the remediation. Bacterial 16S rRNA gene (rDNA)-based community fingerprint patterns were obtained from soil samples by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analysis. Changes in T-RFLP fingerprints, as well as in the petroleum contaminant composition of the polluted soil, correlated with degradation activities in field tests.Δημοσίευση σε επιστημονικό περιοδικό http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus44 75-85 Katsivela Eleftheria Moore Edward R. B. Kalogerakis Nikos Καλογερακης Νικος bacterial community biodegradation petroleum hydrocarbons refinery waste sludge 16S rDNA T-RFLP fingerprinting