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| Alfonso-Gordillo,Guadalupe; Cristiani-Urbina,Eliseo; Flores-Ortiz,César Mateo; Peralta,Humberto; Cancino-Díaz,Juan Carlos; Cruz-Maya,Juan Antonio; Jan-Roblero,Janet. |
| Background: Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) is a pollutant that causes deleterious effects on human and environmental health. Certain microbial cultures have shown the ability to degrade MTBE, suggesting that a novel bacterial species capable of degrading MTBE could be recovered. The goal of this study was to isolate, identify and characterize the members of a bacterial consortium capable of degrading MTBE. Results: The IPN-120526 bacterial consortium was obtained through batch enrichment using MTBE as the sole carbon and energy source. The cultivable fraction of the consortium was identified; of the isolates, only Stenotrophomonas maltophilia IPN-TD and Sphingopyxis sp. IPN-TE were capable of degrading MTBE. To the best of our knowledge, this report is the... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Bacterial consortium; Biodegradation; MTBE; Sphingopyxis sp; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582016000500003 |
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