Transformer oil degradation by an indigenous microflora isolated from a contaminated soil

N. G. Rojas-Avelizapa, R. Rodríguez-Vázquez, F. Enríquez-Villanueva, J. Martínez-Cruz, H. M. Poggi-Varaldo

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In this study polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs, mostly penta to heptachlorinated isomers) from transformer oil were degraded under aerobic conditions in liquid culture using a mixed culture isolated from a soil contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls and other hydrocarbons. Microorganisms in the mixed culture were identified as Comamonas acidovorans, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Achromobacter sp., Pseudomonas sp., Flavobacterium devorans, Bacillus lentus, Bacillus mascerans and Bacillus thuringiensis. A fungus of the genus of Paecilomyces and one strain belonging to Actinomyces were partially identified. The mixed culture could remove 75% of PCBs (88% w/v in the transformer oil). Our results provide evidence that naturally occurring aerobic microorganisms in the soil have the potential to attack PCBs. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.

Idioma originalInglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)15-26
Número de páginas12
PublicaciónResources, Conservation and Recycling
Volumen27
N.º1-2
DOI
EstadoPublicada - jul. 1999
Publicado de forma externa
EventoProceedings of the 1998 4th International Symposium of the International Society for Environmental Biotechnology - Belfast, UK
Duración: 20 jun. 199825 jun. 1998

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