Identification and characterization of hydroxyquinone hydratase activities from Sphingobium chlorophenolicum ATCC 39723.

abstract：:Rhodococcus sp. BX2 degrades bensulfuron-methyl but not butachlor, and Acinetobacter sp. LYC-1 degrades butachlor but not bensulfuron-methyl. Functional strains were constructed through protoplast fusion of Rhodococcus sp. BX2 and Acinetobacter sp. LYC-1 to generate fusants with an improved ability to simultaneously d...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Feng L,Xiong M,Cheng X,Hou N,Li C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digestion of cattle manure collected from a livestock farm together with bedding material (straw) has been studied under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions in batch reactors. The digestion was carried out for a prolonged period with the aim of evaluating the changes undergone by the organic matter. The mesophilic ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Gómez X,Blanco D,Lobato A,Calleja A,Martínez-Núñez F,Martin-Villacorta J

更新日期：2011-06-01 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：:Microorganisms can reduce toxic chromate to less toxic trivalent chromium [Cr(III)]. Besides Cr(OH)(3) precipitates, some soluble organo-Cr(III) complexes are readily formed upon microbial, enzymatic, and chemical reduction of chromate. However, the biotransformation of the organo-Cr(III) complexes has not been charac...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Puzon GJ,Huang Y,Dohnalkova A,Xun L

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol is a renewable biofuel, and it can be produced from lignocellulosic biomass. The biomass is usually converted to hydrolysates that consist of sugar and sugar derivatives, such as furfural. Yeast ferments sugar to ethanol, but furfural higher than 3 mM is inhibitory. It can take several days for yeast cells to ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Li Q,Metthew Lam LK,Xun L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gene probe for the detection of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) induced nidB and nidA dioxygenase genes has been designed from Mycobacteria JLS, KMS, and MCS. The probe detects a catabolic gene involved in the initial steps of PAH biodegradation in mycobacteria. The gene probe is comprised of three PCR primer ...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Hall K,Miller CD,Sorensen DL,Anderson AJ,Sims RC

更新日期：2005-10-01 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：:The mechanisms occurring in a photolytic circulating-bed biofilm reactor (PCBBR) treating 2,4,6-trichlorophenol (TCP) were investigated using batch experiments following three protocols: photodegradation alone (P), biodegradation alone (B), and intimately coupled photodegradation and biodegradation (P&B). Initially, t...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Zhang Y,Pu X,Fang M,Zhu J,Chen L,Rittmann BE

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous-flow column study was conducted to evaluate the long-term effects of in situ biostimulation on the biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in soil from a manufactured gas plant site. Simulated groundwater amended with oxygen and inorganic nutrients was introduced into one column, while a...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Richardson SD,Jones MD,Singleton DR,Aitken MD

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:The application of biocides is a traditional method of controlling biodecay of outdoor cultural heritage. Chlorophyll degradation to phaeopigments is used to test the biocidal efficacy of the antimicrobial agents. In the present study, the usefulness of color measurements in estimating chlorophyll degradation was inve...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Sanmartín P,Villa F,Silva B,Cappitelli F,Prieto B

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Monte Carlo model was developed to characterize the molecular composition of polychlorinated alkane mixtures. The model is based upon a simulation of the free-radical chlorination process by which polychlorinated alkane mixtures are produced industrially from n-alkanes. In the model, the free-radical chlorination re...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Jensen SR,Brown WA,Heath E,Cooper DG

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fast development of ionic liquids as gaining more and more attention valuable chemicals will undoubtedly lead to environmental pollution. New formulations and application of ionic liquids may result in contamination in the presence of hydrophobic compounds, such as petroleum mixtures. We hypothesize that in the presen...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Chrzanowski L,Stasiewicz M,Owsianiak M,Szulc A,Piotrowska-Cyplik A,Olejnik-Schmidt AK,Wyrwas B

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring programs for intrinsic bioremediation of fuel hydrocarbons require indicators that can convincingly demonstrate in situ metabolism. In this evaluation of potential indicators of in situ anaerobic alkylbenzene metabolism, laboratory and field data are reviewed for two classes of aromatic acids: (i) benzylsuc...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Beller HR

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The organophosphorous pesticide, demeton-S-methyl was transformed by Corynebacterium glutamicum in co-metabolism with more readily degradable substrates. Glucose, acetate and fructose were tested as growth substrates, and the highest demeton-S-methyl biotransformation average rate (0.78 mg l(-1) h(-1)) and maximum ins...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Girbal L,Rols JL,Lindley ND

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic iron oxides (goethite, alpha-FeO.OH; hematite, Fe2O3; and ferrihydrite, Fe(OH)3) were used as model compounds to simulate the mineralogy of surface films on carbon steel. Dissolution of these oxides exposed to pure cultures of the metal-reducing bacterium, Shewanella putrefaciens, was followed by direct atom...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Little B,Wagner P,Hart K,Ray R,Lavoie D,Nealson K,Aguilar C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of the present work was to analyze the interrelationship between the aerobic degradation of BPA and readily biodegradable substrates by activated sludge (AS) in semi-continuous reactors (SCRs). AS were obtained from three SCRs fed with glucose, acetate or peptone. AS from these reactors were used as inoc...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Ferro Orozco AM,Contreras EM,Zaritzky NE

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of a field-scale biotrickling filter (BTF) in the removal of waste gases containing low concentrations of mixed volatile organic compounds was evaluated. Results showed that acetone and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) were more easily removed than toluene and styrene. The removal efficiency for acetone and M...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Li J,Ye G,Sun D,An T,Sun G,Liang S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of diesel oil degradation by Candida tropicalis immobilized on various conventional matrices (sodium alginate, carboxyl methyl cellulose, chitosan) and biowaste materials (wheat bran, sawdust, peanut hull powder) was investigated using the method of entrapment and physical adsorption. The yeast species...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Chandran P,Das N

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous bioremediation of gasoline-contaminated water in a packed-bed biobarrier system under oxygen-limited conditions is discussed. This study was part of an extensive effort to develop an alternative technology for the in situ bioremediation of hydrocarbons where there is a limited supply of oxygen. Protruded st...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Yerushalmi L,Manuel MF,Guiot SR

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel bacterial species identified as Exiguobacterium sp. RD3 degraded the diazo dye reactive yellow 84A (50 mg l(-1)) within 48 h at static condition, at 30 degrees C and pH 7. Lower salinity conditions were found to be favorable for growth and decolorization. Enzymatic activities of an H(2)O(2) independent oxidase...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Dhanve RS,Kalyani DC,Phugare SS,Jadhav JP

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichloroethylene (TCE) is extensively used in commercial applications, despite its risk to human health via soil and groundwater contamination. The stability of TCE, which is a useful characteristic for commercial application, makes it difficult to remove it from the environment. Numerous studies have demonstrated th...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Liu J,Amemiya T,Chang Q,Qian Y,Itoh K

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

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：:Fungal degradation is emerging as a new powerful tool for the removal of potent neurotoxin pesticide, monocrotophos. Therefore, the present study is aimed at comparative characterization of monocrotophos degrading ability of three different fungal strains. Fungal strains were isolated from local agricultural soil by e...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Jain R,Garg V,Yadav D

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study deals the biodegradation of the major color containing compounds extracted from distillery wastewater (DWW) by an aerobic bacterial consortium comprising Bacillus licheniformis (DQ79010), Bacillus sp. (DQ779011) and Alcaligenes sp. (DQ779012) and characterization of metabolic products. The degradation of co...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Bharagava RN,Chandra R

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：: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：:The capacity of the beta-Proteobacterium Pseudomonas sp. strain P51, which degrades chlorinated benzenes, to metabolize 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (TCB) under environmental conditions was tested by its release into two experimental systems. The first system consisted of laboratory scale microcosms which were operated with...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Tchelet R,Meckenstock R,Steinle P,van der Meer JR

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From long-term chemostat experiments, variants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa JB2 were obtained which exhibited altered properties with respect to the metabolism of 2,5-dichlorobenzoic acid (2,5-DBA). Thus, unlike the original strain JB2-WT, strain JB2-var1 is able to grow in continuous culture on 2,5-DBA as the sole limit...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： van der Woude BJ,Gottschal JC,Prins RA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of nickel (added as NiCl2) on mesophilic anaerobic fermentation of Phragmites australis straw and cow dung was demonstrated by investigating the biogas properties, pH values, organic matter degradation [chemical oxygen demand (COD)] and enzyme activities (cellulase, protease and dehydrogenase) during th...

journal_title：Biodegradation

authors： Tian Y,Zhang H,Chai Y,Wang L,Mi X,Zhang L,Ware MA

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00