Journal
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 186, Issue 2-3, Pages 1438-1444Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.12.008
Keywords
Biodegradation; Intermediate; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Rhizobia
Categories
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [40921061, 40701080]
- Chinese Academy of Sciences [KZCX2-YW-404]
- National Agricultural Department Public Benefit Research Foundation [200803034]
- K.C. Wong Education Foundation (Hong Kong)
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Resting cell assay and soil microcosms were set up to investigate the biodegradation capability and metabolic intermediate of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by a rhizobial strain Sinorhizobium meliloti. Biodegradation was observed immediately after 2,4,4'-TCB was supplied as a sole source of carbon and energy in liquid cultures. After 6 days, the percent biodegradation of 2,4,4'-TCB was 77.4% compared with the control. The main intermediate was identified as 2-hydroxy-6-oxo-6-phenylhex-2,4-dienoic acid (HOPDA) for 2,4,4'-TCB as determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Inoculation with S. meliloti greatly enhanced the degradation of target PCB mixtures in the soil. Moreover, soil culturable bacteria, fungi and biphenyl degrading bacteria counts showed significant increase after inoculation of S. meliloti. This study suggests that S. meliloti is promising in PCB bioremediation. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available