Delftia sp. LCW, a strain isolated from a constructed wetland shows novel properties for dimethylphenol isomers degradation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dimethylphenols (DMP) are toxic compounds with high environmental mobility in water and one of the main constituents of effluents from petro- and carbochemical industry. Over the last few decades, the use of constructed wetlands (CW) has been extended from domestic to industrial wastewater treatments, including petro-carbochemical effluents. In these systems, the main role during the transformation and mineralization of organic pollutants is played by microorganisms. Therefore, understanding the bacterial degradation processes of isolated strains from CWs is an important approach to further improvements of biodegradation processes in these treatment systems.

Results

In this study, bacterial isolation from a pilot scale constructed wetland fed with phenols led to t

SUBMITTER: Vasquez-Pineros MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6127914 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature