The survival of the pentachlorophenol-degrading Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus PCP-1 and Flavobacterium sp. in natural soil |
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Authors: | M Briglia E L Nurmiaho-Lassila G Vallini M Salkinoja-Salonen |
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Institution: | (1) Department of general Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 172, SF-00300 Helsinki, Finland;(2) Centro di Studio per la Microbiologia del Suolo, C.N.R., Pisa, via del Borghetto 80, 56100 Pisa, Italy;(3) Present address: Dept of Microbiology, Agricultural University, 6703 CT Wageningen, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | The survival of two different pentachlorophenol (PCP)-degrading bacteria were studied in natural soil. The PCP-degraders Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus and Flavobacterium sp., both able to mineralize PCP into CO2 and chloride in axenic culture, were tested for the capacity to survive and degrade PCP in natural soil. These bacteria were immobilized on polyurethane (PUR) foam and introduced into natural peaty soil to give about 109 cells g-1 of soil (dry weight). R. chlorophenolicus induced PCP-degrading activity in soil remained detectable for 200 days whether or not a carbon source was added (distillery waste or wood chips). Electron microscopic investigation performed almost a year after inoculation, revealed the presence of R. chlorophenolicus-like cells in the PUR foam particles. PCP-degrading activity of Flavobacterium sp. declined within 60 days of burial in the soil without enhancing the PCP removal. R. chlorophenolicus degraded PCP in soil at a mean rate of 3.7 mg of PCP day-1 kg-1 of soil, which corresponds to ca. 5×10-3 pg of PCP degraded per inoculated R. chlorophenolicus cell day-1. The solvent extractable organic chlorine contents of the soil decreased stoichiometrically (>95%) with that of PCP indicating that PCP was essentially mineralized.Abbreviations ATCC
American type culture collection
- DSM
Deutsche Sammlung für Mikroorganismen
- DW
distillery waste
- EM
electron microscopy
- EOX
extractable organic halogen
- GC/ECD
gas chromatograph/electron capture detector
- GC/MS
gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer
- PCP
pentachlorophenol
- WC
wood chips
- d.wt.
dry weight
- w.wt.
wet weight
- d.s.
dry soil
- d.H2O
distilled water
- PCA
polychlorinated aromatics |
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Keywords: | mineralization tests natural soil conditions pentachlorophenol biodegradation soil bioremediation survival of Flavobacterium and Rhodococcus chlorophenolicus |
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