Isolation, Characterization, and Genomic Analysis of Pseudomonas sp. Strain SMT-1, an Efficient Fluorene-Degrading Bacterium.

ABSTRACT: Comprehensive study of novel microbial organisms capable of degrading fluorene is crucial to develop essential strategies for further application on enhanced bioremediation technologies. Many fluorene-degrading bacteria have been studied; however, little information about the genome sequences of these organisms, which would facilitate investigation of the molecular mechanisms of fluorene degradation, is available. In this study, a bacterial strain designated SMT-1, which uses fluorene as its sole carbon source, was isolated from Laogang landfill in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, and identified as a Pseudomonas sp., based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Maximum growth and degrading activity of strain SMT-1 were observed at 30°C, pH 7.0 and 200 r/min in mineral salt medium

SUBMITTER: Desta M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6466462 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature