TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluation of Amycolaptosis sp. Ver12 as a potential degrader of benzo(b)fluoranthene
AU - Treviño-Trejo, A. A.
AU - Alvarez-Hernández, H. A.
AU - Cruz-Maya, J. A.
AU - Jan-Roblero, J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Society for Applied Microbiology
PY - 2021/10
Y1 - 2021/10
N2 - Benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with five fused benzene rings; it is a highly recalcitrant compound and a priority environmental pollutant due to its detrimental effects on human health and the survival of wild animals. Biodegradation of BbF by microorganisms is an attractive alternative, and few studies have been focused on this issue. In this work, bacteria with the ability to degrade BbF were isolated and selected. The capability of the isolates to tolerate concentrations of 50 and 75 mg l−1 of BbF in liquid medium was evaluated. The selected isolates were identified by the 16S rRNA gene sequencing as belonging to Bacillus, Gordonia, Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, Ochrobactrum, and Amycolatopsis. All isolates were tolerant and grew at the BbF concentrations tested, some isolates were more competitive than others, and the most prominent was Amycolatopsis sp. Ver12, which removed 47% of BbF, furthermore, with the addition of yeast extract, removed 59% of the compound. In summary, the report shows that Amycolatopsis sp. Ver12 can degrade BbF efficiently and could be considered for bioremediation of BbF-contaminated environments.
AB - Benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbF) is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) with five fused benzene rings; it is a highly recalcitrant compound and a priority environmental pollutant due to its detrimental effects on human health and the survival of wild animals. Biodegradation of BbF by microorganisms is an attractive alternative, and few studies have been focused on this issue. In this work, bacteria with the ability to degrade BbF were isolated and selected. The capability of the isolates to tolerate concentrations of 50 and 75 mg l−1 of BbF in liquid medium was evaluated. The selected isolates were identified by the 16S rRNA gene sequencing as belonging to Bacillus, Gordonia, Pseudomonas, Rhodococcus, Ochrobactrum, and Amycolatopsis. All isolates were tolerant and grew at the BbF concentrations tested, some isolates were more competitive than others, and the most prominent was Amycolatopsis sp. Ver12, which removed 47% of BbF, furthermore, with the addition of yeast extract, removed 59% of the compound. In summary, the report shows that Amycolatopsis sp. Ver12 can degrade BbF efficiently and could be considered for bioremediation of BbF-contaminated environments.
KW - Amycolatopsis
KW - benzo(b)fluoranthene
KW - biodegradation
KW - environmental contamination
KW - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)
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U2 - 10.1111/lam.13526
DO - 10.1111/lam.13526
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 34173247
AN - SCOPUS:85109683227
SN - 0266-8254
VL - 73
SP - 446
EP - 452
JO - Letters in Applied Microbiology
JF - Letters in Applied Microbiology
IS - 4
ER -