Identification and characterization of a PTA-degrading bacterial strain

Yangyang Feng, Jun Chen, Bo Liu, Yingwen Chen, Guoyang Zheng, Jianhua Lu, Shubao Shen

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Abstract

A strain PA-18 was isolated from the active sludge of p-phthalic acid (PTA) wastewater treatment in Yangtze Petrochemical Company. The 16SrDNA fragment was amplified from strain PA-18 by PCR, and the 16SrDNA sequence analysis indicated that strain PA-18 shared 99% 16SrDNA sequence homology with Pseudomonas sp. In the phylogenetic framework of bacterial classification, PA-18 belongs to Pseudomonas sp. Under the condition of temperature 37°C, pH 7.0 and OD660nm 2.0, the PTA decomposition rate of this bacterial strain was beyond 95% after 24 h. Meanwhile, this strain also could treat PTA wastewater with CODCr removal of 85%. p-Phthalic acid was degraded by the strain PA-18 through the intermediate formation of protocatechuic acid in the aerobic state.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1968-1973
Number of pages6
JournalHuagong Xuebao/CIESC Journal
Volume57
Issue number8
StatePublished - Aug 2006

Keywords

  • 16SrDNA
  • Identification
  • Pseudomonas sp.
  • p-phthalic acid

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