Publication: Phenanthrene stimulates the degradation of pyrene and fluoranthene by Burkholderia sp. VUN10013
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2008-04-01
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09593993
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World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. Vol.24, No.4 (2008), 523-531
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Khanitta Somtrakoon, Sudarat Suanjit, Prayad Pokethitiyook, Maleeya Kruatrachue, Hung Lee, Suchart Upatham Phenanthrene stimulates the degradation of pyrene and fluoranthene by Burkholderia sp. VUN10013. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. Vol.24, No.4 (2008), 523-531. doi:10.1007/s11274-007-9503-7 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/18943
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Phenanthrene stimulates the degradation of pyrene and fluoranthene by Burkholderia sp. VUN10013
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Pyrene and fluoranthene, when supplied as the sole carbon source, were not degraded by Burkholderia sp. VUN10013. However, when added in a mixture with phenanthrene, both pyrene and fluoranthene were degraded in liquid broth and soil. The amounts of pyrene and fluoranthene in liquid media (initial concentrations of 50 mg l-1each) decreased to 42.1% and 41.1%, respectively, after 21 days. The amounts of pyrene and fluoranthene in soil (initial concentrations of 75 mg kg-1dry soil each) decreased to 25.8% and 12.1%, respectively, after 60 days. None of the high molecular weight (HMW) polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) tested adversely affected phenanthrene degradation by this bacterial strain and the amount of phenanthrene decreased rapidly within 3 and 15 days of incubation in liquid broth and soil, respectively. Anthracene also stimulated the degradation of pyrene or fluoranthene by Burkholderia sp. VUN10013, but to a lesser extent than phenanthrene. The extent of anthracene degradation decreased in the presence of these HMW PAHs. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.