Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a halophilic microbial consortium

@article{Dastgheib2011BiodegradationOP,
  title={Biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a halophilic microbial consortium},
  author={Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Dastgheib and Mohammad Ali Amoozegar and Khosro Khajeh and Mahmoud Shavandi and Antonio Ventosa},
  journal={Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology},
  year={2011},
  volume={95},
  pages={789-798}
}

• Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Dastgheib, Mohammad Ali Amoozegar, +2 authors Antonio Ventosa
• Published 2011 in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
• DOI:10.1007/s00253-011-3706-4

In this study we investigated the phenanthrene degradation by a halophilic consortium obtained from a saline soil sample. This consortium, named Qphe, could efficiently utilize phenanthrene in a wide range of NaCl concentrations, from 1% to 17% (w/v). Since none of the purified isolates could degrade phenanthrene, serial dilutions were performed and resulted in a simple polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-degrading culture named Qphe-SubIV which was shown to contain one culturable Halomonas… CONTINUE READING

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