Enhanced biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) in contaminated soils via inoculation with Sphingobium indicum B90A.

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Enhanced biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) in contaminated soils via inoculation with Sphingobium indicum B90A. Abstract Text:

Vishakha Raina,Mrutyunjay Suar,Ajaib Singh,Om Prakash,Mandeep Dadhwal,Sanjay Kumar Gupta,Charu Dogra,Kirsten Lawlor,Sukanya Lal,Jan Roelof van der Meer,Christof Holliger,Rup Lal,Vishakha Raina,Mrutyunjay Suar,Ajaib Singh,Om Prakash,Mandeep Dadhwal,Sanjay Kumar Gupta,Charu Dogra,Kirsten Lawlor,Sukanya Lal,Jan Roelof van der Meer,Christof Holliger,Rup Lal,

Soil pollution with hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) has caused serious environmental problems. Here we describe the targeted degradation of all HCH isomers by applying the aerobic bacterium Sphingobium indicum B90A. In particular, we examined possibilities for large-scale cultivation of strain B90A, tested immobilization, storage and inoculation procedures, and determined the survival and HCH-degradation activity of inoculated cells in soil. Optimal growth of strain B90A was achieved in glucose-containing mineral medium and up to 65% culturability could be maintained after 60 days storage at 30 degrees C by mixing cells with sterile dry corncob powder. B90A biomass produced in water supplemented with sugarcane molasses and immobilized on corncob powder retained 15-20% culturability after 30 days storage at 30 degrees C, whereas full culturability was maintained when cells were stored frozen at -20 degrees C. On the contrary, cells stored on corncob degraded gamma-HCH faster than those that had been stored frozen, with between 15 and 85% of gamma-HCH disappearance in microcosms within 20 h at 30 degrees C. Soil microcosm tests at 25 degrees C confirmed complete mineralization of [(14)C]-gamma-HCH by corncob-immobilized strain B90A. Experiments conducted in small pits and at an HCH-contaminated agricultural site resulted in between 85 and 95% HCH degradation by strain B90A applied via corncob, depending on the type of HCH isomer and even at residual HCH concentrations. Up to 20% of the inoculated B90A cells survived under field conditions after 8 days and could be traced among other soil microorganisms by a combination of natural antibiotic resistance properties, unique pigmentation and PCR amplification of the linA genes. Neither the addition of corncob nor of corncob immobilized B90A did measurably change the microbial community structure as determined by T-RFLP analysis. Overall, these results indicate that on-site aerobic bioremediation of HCH exploiting the biodegradation activity of S. indicum B90A cells stored on corncob powder is a promising technology.

Enhanced biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) in contaminated soils via inoculation with Sphingobium indicum B90A. Publishing Authors By Initials

V Raina,M Suar,A Singh,O Prakash,M Dadhwal,SK Gupta,C Dogra,K Lawlor,S Lal,JR van der Meer,C Holliger,R Lal,V Raina,M Suar,A Singh,O Prakash,M Dadhwal,SK Gupta,C Dogra,K Lawlor,S Lal,JR van der Meer,C Holliger,R Lal,

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Enhanced biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) in contaminated soils via inoculation with Sphingobium indicum B90A. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: Biodegradation

VOLUME: 19

Page Numbers: 27-40

Journal Abbreviation: Biodegradation

ISSN: 0923-9820

DAY: 27

MONTH: 03

YEAR: 2007

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