Berlendis S., Cayol Jean-Luc, Verhe Frédéric, Laveau Sophie, Tholozan Jean-Luc, Ollivier Bernard, Auria Richard. (2010). First evidence of aerobic biodegradation of BTEX compounds by pure cultures of Marinobacter. Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 160 (7), p. 1992-1999. ISSN 0273-2289.
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First evidence of aerobic biodegradation of BTEX compounds by pure cultures of Marinobacter
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2010,
160 (7), p. 1992-1999 ISSN 0273-2289
Marinobacter vinifirmus was shown to degrade toluene as sole carbon and energy source under aerobiosis and at NaCl concentrations in the range 30-150 g/L. Maximum toluene consumption rate, total CO2, and biomass productions were measured in the presence of 60 g/L of NaCl. Under these conditions, 90% of the carbon from toluene was recovered as CO2 and biomass. Maximum specific toluene consumption rate was about 0.12 mgC toluene mgC biomass(-1) h(-1) at NaCl concentrations between 30 and 60 g/L. It decreased to 0.03 mgC toluene mgC biomass(-1) h(-1) at 150 g/L. Besides toluene, M. vinifirmus degraded benzene, ethylbenzene, and p-xylene. Benzene and toluene were utilized to a lesser extent by another Marinobacter sp., Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus.
