期刊
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
卷 116, 期 2, 页码 295-303出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12375
关键词
biofilm; bioremediation; cell surface hydrophobicity; polyethylene succinate; Pseudomonas
资金
- CSIR-Senior Research Fellowship, Government of India
- Department of Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal, India [555-BT (Estt)/RD-21/11]
AimPolyethylene succinate (PES) contains hydrolysable ester bonds that make it a potential substitute for polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). Towards bioremediation of PES, we have already reported that a new strain of Pseudomonas, Pseudomonas sp. AKS2, can efficiently degrade PES and hypothesized that cell surface hydrophobicity plays an important role in this degradation process. In this study, our efforts were targeted towards establishing a correlation between cell surface hydrophobicity and PES degradation. Methods and ResultsWe have manipulated cell surface hydrophobicity of AKS2 by varying concentrations of glucose and ammonium sulphate in the growth medium and subsequently examined the extent of PES degradation. We observed an increase in PES degradation by AKS2 with an increase in cell surface hydrophobicity. The increased surface hydrophobicity caused an enhanced biofilm formation on PES surface that resulted in better polymer degradation. ConclusionThe current study establishes a direct correlation between cell surface hydrophobicity of an organism and its potential to degrade a nonpolar polymer like PES. Significance and Impact of the StudyCell surface hydrophobicity manipulation can be used as an important strategy to increase bioremediation of nonpolar polymer like PES.
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