Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4365584 | International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation | 2010 | 7 Pages |
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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Authors
Jesús Antonio Morlett-Chávez, Jorge Ángel Ascacio-Martínez, Ana María Rivas-Estilla, Juan Francisco Velázquez-Vadillo, William E. Haskins, Hugo Alberto Barrera-Saldaña, Karim Acuña-Askar,