期刊
BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING
卷 109, 期 7, 页码 1622-1628出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24437
关键词
chemotaxis; microfluidics; NAPL; bioremediation; pore-scale model; Pseudomonas putida F1
资金
- National Science Foundation [EAR-0711377]
Chemotaxis toward chemical pollutants provides a mechanism for bacteria to migrate to locations of high contamination, which may improve the effectiveness of bioremediation. A microfluidic device was designed to mimic the dissolution of an organic-phase contaminant from a single pore into a larger macropore representing a preferred pathway for microorganisms that are carried along by groundwater flow. The glass windows of the microfluidic device allowed direct image analysis of bacterial distributions within the vicinity of the organic contaminant. Concentrations of chemotactic bacteria P. putida F1 near the organic/aqueous interface were 25% greater than those of a nonchemotactic mutant in the vicinity of toluene for a fluid velocity of 0.5?m/d. For E. coli responding to phenol, the bacterial concentrations were 60% greater than the controls, also at a velocity of 0.5?m/d. Velocities in the macropore were varied over a range from 0.5 to 10?m/d, the lower end of which is typical of groundwater velocities. The accumulation of chemotactic bacteria near the NAPL chemoattractant source decreased as the fluid velocity increased. Good agreement between computer-based simulations, generated using reasonable values of the model parameters, and the experimental data for P. putida strains confirmed the contribution due to chemotaxis. The experimental data for E. coli required a larger chemotactic sensitivity coefficient than that for P. putida, which was consistent with parameter values reported in the literature. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2012; 109:16221628. (C) 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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