Genome-Guided Characterization of Ochrobactrum sp. POC9 Enhancing Sewage Sludge Utilization-Biotechnological Potential and Biosafety Considerations.

ABSTRACT: Sewage sludge is an abundant source of microorganisms that are metabolically active against numerous contaminants, and thus possibly useful in environmental biotechnologies. However, amongst the sewage sludge isolates, pathogenic bacteria can potentially be found, and such isolates should therefore be carefully tested before their application. A novel bacterial strain, Ochrobactrum sp. POC9, was isolated from a sewage sludge sample collected from a wastewater treatment plant. The strain exhibited lipolytic, proteolytic, cellulolytic, and amylolytic activities, which supports its application in biodegradation of complex organic compounds. We demonstrated that bioaugmentation with this strain substantially improved the overall biogas production and methane content during anaerobic dig

SUBMITTER: Poszytek K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6069005 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature