Phenanthrene Degradation by Photosynthetic Bacterial Consortium Dominated by Fischerella sp.

ABSTRACT: Microbial degradation of aromatic hydrocarbons is an emerging technology, and it is well recognized for its economic methods, efficiency, and safety; however, its exploration is still scarce and greater emphasis on cyanobacteria-bacterial mutualistic interactions is needed. We evaluated and characterized the phenanthrene biodegradation capacity of consortium dominated by Fischerella sp. under holoxenic conditions with aerobic heterotrophic bacteria and their molecular identification through 16S rRNA Illumina sequencing. Results indicated that our microbial consortium can degrade up to 92% of phenanthrene in five days. Bioinformatic analyses revealed that consortium was dominated by Fischerella sp., however different members of Nostocaceae and Weeksellaceae, as w

SUBMITTER: Marquez-Villa JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10223715 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature