Characterization of co-metabolic biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether by a Acinetobacter sp. strain.

ABSTRACT: Co-metabolic bioremediation is a promising approach for the elimination of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE), which is a common pollutant found worldwide in ground water. In this paper, a bacterial strain able to co-metabolically degrade MTBE was isolated and named as Acinetobacter sp. SL3 based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. Strain SL3 could grow on n-alkanes (C₅-C₈) accompanied with the co-metabolic degradation of MTBE. The number of carbons present in the n-alkane substrate significantly influenced the degradation rate of MTBE and accumulation of tert-butyl alcohol (TBA), with n-octane resulting in a higher MTBE degradation rate (V _max = 36.7 nmol min^-1 mg_protein ^-1,

SUBMITTER: Li S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9076015 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature