Mitigation of biogenic methanethiol using bacteriophages in synthetic wastewater augmented with Pseudomonas putida.

ABSTRACT: Wastewater malodour is the proverbial 'elephant in the room' notwithstanding its severe implications on sanitation, health, and hygiene. The predominant malodorous compounds associated with wastewater treatment plants and toilets are volatile organic compounds, such as hydrogen sulphide, ammonia, methanethiol, and organic acids. Among them, methanethiol warrants more attention owing to its relatively low olfactory threshold and associated cytotoxicity. This requires an efficient odour-abatement method since conventional techniques are either cost-prohibitive or leave recalcitrant byproducts. Bacteriophage-based methodology holds promise, and the described work explores the potential. In this study, a non-lysogenous Pseudomonas putida strain is used as a model organism that produces methane

SUBMITTER: Sarat N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10636157 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature