Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4365584 International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation 2010 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

In this study, we evaluated the efficiency of BTEX biodegradation by a consortium acclimatized to unleaded gasoline and bacterial strains isolated from it. The isolates were identified by PCR-amplification of 16S rRNA genes, and BTEX biodegradation was confirmed by the identification of dioxygenase-related proteins. The consortium degraded 95% of total BTEX and the following genera were present in the consortium: Pseudomonas, Shewanella, Burkholderia, Alcanivorax, Rhodococcus, and Bacillus. Strain FMB08, isolated from a consortium, was capable of removing 90% of total BTEX and its 16S rDNA analysis was similar to that of Pseudomonas.

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