期刊
BIODEGRADATION
卷 22, 期 3, 页码 485-496出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10532-010-9421-5
关键词
Aerobic phenanthrene biodegradation; Bacterial adhesion; 1-Dodecanol; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Hydrophobicity
资金
- Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MSRT)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Microbial adhesion is an important factor that can influence biodegradation of poorly water soluble hydrocarbons such as phenanthrene. This study examined how adhesion to an oil-water interface, as mediated by 1-dodecanol, enhanced phenanthrene biodegradation by Pseudomonas fluorescens LP6a. Phenanthrene was dissolved in heptamethylnonane and added to the aerobic aqueous growth medium to form a two phase mixture. 1-Dodecanol was non-toxic and furthermore could be biodegraded slowly by this strain. The alcohol promoted adhesion of the bacterial cells to the oil-water interface without significantly changing the interfacial or surface tension. Introducing 1-dodecanol at concentrations from 217 to 4,100 mg l(-1) increased phenanthrene biodegradation by about 30% after 120 h incubation. After 100 h incubation, cultures initially containing 120 or 160 mg l(-1) 1-dodecanol had mineralized > 10% of the phenanthrene whereas those incubated without 1-dodecanol had mineralized only 4.5%. The production and accumulation of putative phenanthrene metabolites in the aqueous phase of cultures likewise increased in response to the addition of 1-dodecanol. The results suggest that enhanced adhesion of bacterial cells to the oil-water interface was the main factor responsible for enhanced biodegradation of phenanthrene to presumed polar metabolites and to CO(2).
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