Regional analysis of potential polychlorinated biphenyl degrading bacterial strains from China
Braz. j. microbiol
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47(3): 536-541, July-Sept. 2016. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), the chlorinated derivatives of biphenyl, are one of the most prevalent, highly toxic and persistent groups of contaminants in the environment. The objective of this study was to investigate the biodegradation of PCBs in northeastern (Heilongjiang Province), northern (Shanxi Province) and eastern China (Shanghai municipality). From these areas, nine soil samples were screened for PCB-degrading bacteria using a functional complementarity method. The genomic 16S rDNA locus was amplified and the products were sequenced to identify the bacterial genera. Seven Pseudomonas strains were selected to compare the capacity of bacteria from different regions to degrade biphenyl by HPLC. Compared to the biphenyl content in controls of 100%, the biphenyl content went down to 3.7% for strain P9-324, 36.3% for P2-11, and 20.0% for the other five strains. These results indicate that a longer processing time led to more degradation of biphenyl. PCB-degrading bacterial strains are distributed differently in different regions of China.
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Assunto principal:
Bactérias
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Bifenilos Policlorados
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Poluentes Ambientais
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Braz. j. microbiol
Assunto da revista:
Microbiologia
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
China
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Yangzhou University/CN
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