Anaerobic degradation of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate and poly-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate.

abstract：:The natural estrogen 17beta-estradiol (E2) is a major endocrine disruptor, with adverse effects on wildlife and humans. The aim of this study was to isolate microorganisms able to effectively remove E2 from wastewater. Accordingly, five E2-degrading strains of bacteria were isolated from activated sludge collected fro...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Jiang L,Yang J,Chen J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential toxicity of the s-triazine herbicide atrazine motivates continuous bioremediation-directed research. Several indigenous soil atrazine-catabolizing microbial associations and monocultures have been enriched/isolated from compromised sites. Of these, Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP has become a reference strain...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Ralebits TK,Senior E,van Verseveld HW

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compounds of interest in this work are methanethiol (MeSH), dimethyl sulfide (Me2S), dimethyl polysulfides (Me2Sx) and carbon disulfide (CS2) since these volatiles have been identified as predominant odorants in the emission of a wide range of activities in the bio-industry (e.g. aerobic waste water treatment plants, ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Smet E,Van Langenhove H

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this paper are to review the wide range of kinetic models that have been introduced to describe the cometabolic oxidation of chlorinated solvents, to compare modeling approaches and associated experimental data, and to discuss knowledge gaps in the general topic of cometabolism kinetics. To begin, a ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Alvarez-Cohen L,Speitel GE Jr

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Cu(II) shock loads on shortcut biological nitrogen removal during a continuous-flow anoxic/aerobic process was investigated using a hybrid biofilm nitrogen removal reactor. The results demonstrated that [Formula: see text]-N removal was not affected by any Cu(II) shock loads, but TN removal was inhibited...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Yin J,Xu H,Shen D,Wang K,Lin Y

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many Pseudomonads are able to use linear alkanes as sole carbon and energy source. The genetics and enzymology of alkane metabolism have been investigated in depth for Pseudomonas oleovorans, which is able to oxidize C5-C12 n-alkanes by virtue of two gene regions, localized on the OCT-plasmid. The so-called alk-genes ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： van Beilen JB,Wubbolts MG,Witholt B

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the biodegradation of natural rubber (NR) and deproteinized natural rubber (DPNR) by bacterial consortia enriched from a rubber-processing factory's waste in Vietnam. The results reveal the degradation in both NR and DPNR, and the DPNR was degraded easier than NR. The highest weight loss of 48.37% ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Nguyen LH,Nguyen HD,Tran PT,Nghiem TT,Nguyen TT,Dao VL,Phan TN,To AK,Hatamoto M,Yamaguchi T,Kasai D,Fukuda M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impacts of feeding ratio and loading rate on the microbial community during co-digestion of grass silage with cow manure in an anaerobic laboratory continuously stirred tank reactor were investigated by 16S rRNA gene-based fingerprints. The microbial community remained stable when the reactor was fed with cow manu...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Wang H,Tolvanen K,Lehtomäki A,Puhakka J,Rintala J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A three-dimensional model for the transport and reductive dechlorination of chlorinated ethenes in ground-water systems with variable redox conditions is demonstrated and applied to a pilot test for accelerated natural attenuation of trichloroethene (TCE). The rate and extent of biotransformation of TCE and chlorinate...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Widdowson MA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed at characterizing a biosurfactant from Candida utilis, and use it in the preparation of salad dressings. The biosurfactant was produced in mineral medium supplemented with 6% glucose and 6% waste frying canola oil. The crude biosurfactant was then tested for stability in different conditions of pH, sa...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Campos JM,Stamford TLM,Sarubbo LA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA sequence upstream of the dhlB gene encoding the haloalkanoic acid dehalogenase of Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10 was determined and contained an open reading frame, designated dhlC, which encoded a protein with a significant similarity with the family of Na(+)-dependent symport proteins. The dhlC gene was sub...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： van der Ploeg J,Janssen DB

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents results on anaerobic degradation of the azo dye blue HFRL in a bench scale Upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor operated at ambient temperature. The results show that the addition of yeast extract (500 mg/L) increased color removal (P < 0.05) from 62 to 93% despite the low chemical oxygen...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Baêta BE,Aquino SF,Silva SQ,Rabelo CA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aerobic bacterial degradation of chloroaromatic compounds often involves chlorosubstituted catechols as central intermediates. They are converted to 3-oxoadipate in a series of reactions similar to that for catechol catabolism and therefore designated as modified ortho-cleavage pathway. Among the enzymes of this c...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Schlömann M

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylmercury (MeHg) is one of the most dangerous heavy metal for living organisms that may be found in environment. Given the crescent industrialization of Brazil and considering that mercury is a residue of several industrial processes, there is an increasing need to encounter and develop remediation approaches of m...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Cabral L,Giovanella P,Gianello C,Bento FM,Andreazza R,Camargo FA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Performance stability is a key issue when managing anaerobic digesters. However it can be affected by external disturbances caused by micropollutants. In this study the influence of phenol on the methanization of cellulose was evaluated through batch toxicity assays. Special attention was given to the dynamics of micr...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Chapleur O,Madigou C,Civade R,Rodolphe Y,Mazéas L,Bouchez T

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial formation of biofilm and the removal performance of pollutants in biological pretreatment process for polluted raw water were limited due to the oligotrophic niche in raw water. In this study, the feasibility of using pre-inoculation biofilm formed under nutrients enhanced condition for polluted raw water ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Yang GF,Feng LJ,Guo CR,Xia T,Xu XY,Zhu L

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bromophenol is listed as priority pollutant by U.S. EPA, however, there is no report so far on its removal in mixed pollutants system by any biological reactor operated in continuous mode. Furthermore, bromophenol along with chlorophenol and nitrophenol are usually the major constituents of paper pulp and pesticide in...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Sahoo NK,Pakshirajan K,Ghosh PK

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) using biodegradation has the potential to be an environmentally sound approach for tailings water reclamation. This process is both economical and efficient, however, the recalcitrance of some OSPW constituents, such as naphthenic acids (NAs), require the pre-treatm...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Islam MS,Dong T,McPhedran KN,Sheng Z,Zhang Y,Liu Y,Gamal El-Din M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methanol-oxidizing bacteria may play an important role in the development and use of biological treatment systems for the removal of methanol from industrial effluents. Optimization of methanol degradation potential in such systems is contingent on availability of nutrients, such as nitrogen, in the most favorable for...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Babbitt CW,Lindner AS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of bacterial cultures to degrade diethanolamine under anoxic conditions with nitrate as an electron acceptor was investigated. A mixed culture capable of anaerobic degradation of diethanolamine was obtained from river sediments by enrichment culture. From this a single bacterial strain was isolated which c...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Knapp JS,Jenkey ND,Townsley CC

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the presence of an alternate toxic compound (phenol) on the p-nitrophenol (PNP)-degrading activity of freely suspended and calcium alginate immobilized Nocardioides sp. NSP41 was investigated. In the single substrate experiments, when the concentration of phenol and PNP was increased to 1400 mg l(-1) and...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Cho YG,Rhee SK,Lee ST

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas sp. strain WBC-3 utilizes para-nitrophenol (PNP) as a sole source of carbon, nitrogen and energy. PnpA (PNP 4-monooxygenase) and PnpB (para-benzoquinone reductase) were shown to be involved in the initial steps of PNP catabolism via hydroquinone. We demonstrated here that PnpA also catalyzed monooxygenatio...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Wei M,Zhang JJ,Liu H,Zhou NY

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five fenobucarb-degrading bacteria were isolated from rice paddy soils, and their genetic and phenotypic characteristics were investigated. The isolates were able to utilize fenobucarb as a sole source of carbon and energy. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence indicated that all the isolates were related to me...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Kim I,Kim DU,Kim NH,Ka JO

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metal cyanides are significant contaminants of many soils found at the site of former industrial activity. In this study we isolated bacteria capable of degrading ferric ferrocyanide and K2Ni(CN)4. One of these bacteria a Rhodococcus spp. was subsequently used to bioaugment a minimal medium broth, spiked with K2Ni(CN)...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Baxter J,Cummings SP

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aerobic biodegradation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wastewater that contains mixtures of highly concentrated methylhydrazine/hydrazine, citric acid and their reaction product was studied on a laboratory-scale fixed film trickle-bed reactor. The degrading organisms, Achromobacter sp., Rho...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Nwankwoala AU,Egiebor NO,Nyavor K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial adhesion is an important factor that can influence biodegradation of poorly water soluble hydrocarbons such as phenanthrene. This study examined how adhesion to an oil-water interface, as mediated by 1-dodecanol, enhanced phenanthrene biodegradation by Pseudomonas fluorescens LP6a. Phenanthrene was dissolved...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Abbasnezhad H,Foght JM,Gray MR

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to their amphipathic nature, biosurfactants are multifunctional molecules that have considerable potential in several industries, especially the petroleum industry. In this study, the commercial production of a biosurfactant from Pseudomonas cepacia CCT6659 grown on industrial waste was investigated in a semi-indu...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Soares da Silva RCF,de Almeida DG,Brasileiro PPF,Rufino RD,de Luna JM,Sarubbo LA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Gram-positive, Micrococcus sp. strain PS-1 capable of utilizing phenylurea herbicide diuron as a sole carbon source at a high concentration (up to 250 ppm) was isolated from diuron storage site by selective enrichment study. The taxonomic characterization with 16S rRNA gene sequencing (1,477 bp) identified PS-1 as a...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Sharma P,Chopra A,Cameotra SS,Suri CR

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathway of anaerobic acetone degradation by the denitrifying bacterial strain BunN was studied by enzyme measurements in extracts of anaerobic acetone-grown cells. An ADP- and MgCl2-dependent decarboxylation of acetoacetate was detected which could not be found in cell-free extracts of acetate-grown cells. It is c...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Platen H,Schink B

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy contamination of soil with crude oil has caused significant negative environmental impacts and presents substantial hazards to human health. To explore a highly efficient bioaugmentation strategy for these contaminations, experiments were conducted over 180 days in soil heavily contaminated with crude oil (50,00...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Ma XK,Ding N,Peterson EC

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00