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J Basic Microbiol ; 53(5): 469-75, 2013 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22915285

ABSTRACT

The presence of mixed contaminants, such as BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene isomers) can affect the biodegradation, fate and environmental impacts of each compound. To understand the influence of interactions among BTEX compounds on their biodegradation, four bacteria were isolated from oil-contaminated soil and assayed for BTEX biodegradation in vitro. The isolate exhibiting maximum biodegradation was identified as Pseudomonas putida based on the 16S rDNA sequence. The biodegradation of the BTEX compounds was greatly influenced by pH, temperature, and salinity. Substrate mixture studies (binary, tertiary and quaternary) revealed that the presence of toluene increased the biodegradation rate of benzene, ethylbenzene, and xylene.


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Pseudomonas putida/metabolism , Soil Pollutants/metabolism , Benzene/chemistry , Benzene/metabolism , Benzene Derivatives/chemistry , Benzene Derivatives/metabolism , Biodegradation, Environmental , DNA, Ribosomal/metabolism , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Pseudomonas putida/classification , Pseudomonas putida/isolation & purification , Soil Microbiology , Temperature , Toluene/chemistry , Toluene/metabolism , Xylenes/chemistry , Xylenes/metabolism
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J Hazard Mater ; 199-200: 314-20, 2012 Jan 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22133352

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize endophytic bacteria from the roots of the metal hyperaccumulator plant Alnus firma. A total of 14 bacterial endophytes were isolated from root samples and assayed for tolerance to heavy metals. Isolate MN3-4 exhibited maximum bioremoval of Pb and was subsequently identified as Bacillus sp. based on 16S rRNA sequences. The pH and initial metal concentration highly influenced the Pb bioremoval rate. The growth of isolate MN3-4 was moderately altered in the presence of metals. Scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, biological-transmission electron microscopy, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy studies revealed that isolate MN3-4 had extracellularly sequestered the Pb molecules with little intracellular accumulation. Isolate MN3-4 did not harbor pbrA and pbrT genes. Moreover, isolate MN3-4 had the capacity to produce siderophores and indoleacetic acid. A root elongation assay demonstrated an increase (46.25%) in the root elongation of inoculated Brassica napus seedlings compared to that of the control plants. Obtained results pointed out that isolate MN3-4 could potentially reduce heavy metal phytotoxicity and increase Pb accumulation in A. firma plants.


Subject(s)
Alnus/metabolism , Bacillus/metabolism , Lead/metabolism , Bacillus/growth & development , Base Sequence , Biodegradation, Environmental , DNA Primers , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning , Plant Roots/growth & development , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission
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J Hazard Mater ; 182(1-3): 317-24, 2010 Oct 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20599320

ABSTRACT

Bioremediation is an innovative and alternative technology to remove heavy metal pollutants from aqueous solution using biomass from various microorganisms like algae, fungi and bacteria. In this study biosorption of zinc onto live, dead and dried biomass of Fusarium spp. was investigated as a function of initial zinc(II) concentration, pH, temperature, agitation and inoculum volume. It was observed that dried, dead and live biomass efficiently removed zinc at 60 min at an initial pH of 6.0+/-0.3. Temperature of 40 degrees C was optimum at agitation speed of 150 or 200 rpm. The initial metal concentration (10-320 mg L(-1)) significantly influenced the biosorption of the fungi. Overall, biosorption was high with 30-60% by dried, live and dead biomass. In addition to this, the potential of Fusarium spp. to produce zinc nanocrystals was determined by transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, which showed that dead biomass was not significantly involved in production of zinc nanocrystals.


Subject(s)
Biomass , Fusarium/metabolism , Metals , Mining , Nanoparticles , Zinc/isolation & purification , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Microscopy, Electron, Transmission , Republic of Korea , Temperature
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