Isolation and characterization of a toxic metal-tolerant Phenanthrene-degrader Sphingobium sp. in a two-liquid-phase partitioning bioreactor (TPPB)
Publication Date
2013-10-01Author
Wang, Congying
Wang, Fang
Hong, Qing
Zhang, Yinping
Kengara, Fredrick O
Li, Zengbo
Jiang, Xin
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A phenanthrene-degrading strain PHE3, identified as the genus of Sphingobium,
was isolated using a two-liquid-phase partitioning bioreactor. More than 96% of the initial
amount (up to 100 mg l− 1 silicone oil) of phenanthrene was removed within 77 h by PHE3.
Degradation of phenanthrene by PHE3 at pH 7 was also observed in the presence of Cu (II),
Zn (II) and Cd (II) ions. Cu (II) showed the highest toxicity to PHE3, followed by Cd (II) and Zn
(II). Tolerance to Cu (II) by PHE3 was up to 20 mg l− 1 in terms of total aqueous
concentration, and up to 40 mg l− 1 for both Zn and Cd. Interestingly, 20 mg l− 1 of Zn (II)
stimulated phenanthrene degradation after 20 h incubation. Its high tolerance to toxic metals
and phenanthrene degradation ability of PHE3 highlights its significance in the study of
microbial remediation in soils co-polluted by PAHs and metals.
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