Tributyl phosphate degradation by Serratia odorifera
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Isolation and Screening from Soil Biodiversity for Fungi Involved in the Degradation of Recalcitrant Materials
Published on: May 16, 2022
Cécile Berne1, Blandine Montjarret, Yasmina Guountti
1CEA Cadarache, DSV DEVM LBC, Univ-Méditerranée CEA 1000, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France.
Abstract:
Several strains from tributyl phosphate (TBP)-polluted soils were isolated and screened for their ability to degraded this widely used organophosphorus compound. The most active strain, identified as Serratia odorifera, degrades up to 600 microM TBP (initially present in the medium at 2 mM) during its growth phase, within 8 h from inoculation. However, this bacterium could not utilize TBP as the sole carbon and/or phosphorus source but nevertheless is a good candidate for bioremediation of TBP-polluted industrial sites.
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