Characterization and application of a newly isolated pyrene-degrading bacterium, Pseudomonas monteilii

Construction and Characterization of a Lux-Marked Phenanthrene Degrading Bacterium

Biodegradation of Phenol by Newly Isolated Phenol-degrading Bacterium Ralstonia sp. Strain PH-S1

A newly phenol-degrading bacterium, identified as Ralstonia sp. strain PH-S1, was isolated from oil-contaminated soil in Khark Island. It was isolated by a multistep enrichment and screening technique on mineral medium (MM) containing 100 mg.l-1 of phenol as the sole source of carbon. The bacterium was able to degrade up to 1100 mg.l-1 of phenol but the cell growth decreased with higher concent...

Isolation and characterization of mercuric reductase by newly isolated halophilic bacterium, Bacillus firmus MN8

The current study was aimed at isolating and identifying the halophilic and halotolerant bacteria which can produce mercuric reductase in Gavkhuni wetland in Iran. Moreover, tracking and sequencing merA gene and kinetic properties of mercuric reductase in the selected strain were performed in this study. Soil samples were taken from Gavkhuni wetland and cultured in nutrient agar medium...

characterization of a lipase from a newly isolated pseudomonas sp.

background and objectives: lipases are valuable biocatalysts which are widely used in the detergent, food, dairy and pharmaceutical industries. the aims of the present study included the isolation of a lipase-producer from industrial zones and the partial characterization of the enzyme. materials and methods: a number of bacteria were isolated from sites related to the oil industries. an isolat...

Microbial metabolism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: isolation and characterization of a pyrene-degrading bacterium.

Microbiological analyses of sediments located near a point source for petrogenic chemicals resulted in the isolation of a pyrene-mineralizing bacterium. This isolate was identified as a Mycobacterium sp. on the basis of its cellular and colony morphology, gram-positive and strong acid-fast reactions, diagnostic biochemical tests, 66.6% G + C content of the DNA, and high-molecular-weight mycolic...