Biodegradation of Para Amino Acetanilide by Halomonas sp. TBZ3.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Aromatic compounds are known as a group of highly persistent environmental pollutants. Halomonas sp. TBZ3 was isolated from the highly salty Urmia Lake of Iran. In this study, characterization of a new Halomonas isolate called Halomonas sp. TBZ3 and its employment for biodegradation of para-amino acetanilide (PAA), as an aromatic environmental pollutant, is described. OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to characterize the TBZ3 isolate and to elucidate its ability as a biodegradative agent that decomposes PAA. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Primarily, DNA-DNA hybridization between TBZ3, Halomonas denitrificans DSM18045T and Halomonas saccharevitans LMG 23976T was carried out. Para-amino acetanilide biodegradation was assessed using spectrophotometry and confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spect

SUBMITTER: Hajizadeh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4609326 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature