Aerobic mineralization of chlorobenzoates by a natural polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading mixed bacterial culture |
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Authors: | F. Fava D. Di Gioia L. Marchetti G. Quattroni V. Marraffa |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, Engineering Faculty, University of Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, 40136 Bologna, Italy;(2) ENEL (Italian Electric Utility), Brindisi Research Center, via Dalmazia 21 C, 72100 Brindisi, Italy |
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Abstract: | A natural mixed aerobic bacterial culture, designated MIXE1, was found to be capable of degrading several low-chlorinated biphenyls when 4-chlorobiphenyl was used as a co-substrate. MIXE1 was capable of using all the three monochlorobenzoate (CBA) isomers tested as well as 2,5-, 3,4- and 3,5-dichlorobenzoate (dCBA) as the sole carbon and energy source. During MIXE1 growth on these substrates, a nearly stoichiometric amount of chloride was released: 0.5 g/l of each chlorobenzoate was completely mineralized by MIXE1 after 2 or 3 days of culture incubation. Two strains, namely CPE2 and CPE3, were selected from MIXE1: CPE2, referred to the Pseudomonas genus, was found to be capable of totally degrading both 2-CBA and 2,5-dCBA, whereas Alcaligenes strain CPE3 was capable of mineralizing 3-, 4-CBA and 3,4-dCBA. Substrate uptake studies carried out with whole cells of strain CPE2 suggested that 2-CBA was metabolized through catechol, while 2,5-dCBA was degraded via 4-chlorocatechol. 3-CBA, 4-CBA, and 3,4-dCBA appeared to be degraded through 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate by the CPE3 strain. MIXE1, which is capable of degrading several chlorobenzoates, should therefore be able to mineralize a number of low-chlorinated congeners of simple and complex polychlorinated biphenyl mixtures.Correspondence to: F. Fava |
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