Sphingomonas from petroleum-contaminated soils in Shenfu, China and their PAHs degradation abilities

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Autor(a) principal: Zhou,Lisha
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Li,Hui, Zhang,Ying, Han,Siqin, Xu,Hui
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Resumo: Abstract Members of the Sphingomonas genus are often isolated from petroleum-contaminated soils due to their unique abilities to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are important for in situ bioremediation. In this study, a combined phenotypic and genotypic approach using streptomycin-containing medium and Sphingomonas -specific PCR was developed to isolate and identify culturable Sphingomonas strains present in petroleum-contaminated soils in the Shenfu wastewater irrigation zone. Of the 15 soil samples examined, 12 soils yielded yellow streptomycin-resistant colonies. The largest number of yellow colony-forming units (CFUs) could reach 105 CFUs g-1 soil. The number of yellow CFUs had a significant positive correlation (p < 0.05) with the ratio of PAHs to total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), indicating that Sphingomonas may play a key role in degrading the PAH fraction of the petroleum contaminants at this site. Sixty yellow colonies were selected randomly and analyzed by colony PCR using Sphingomonas -specific primers, out of which 48 isolates had PCR-positive signals. The 48 positive amplicons generated 8 distinct restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns, and 7 out of 8 phylotypes were identified as Sphingomonas by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of the representative strains. Within these 7 Sphingomonas strains, 6 strains were capable of using fluorene as the sole carbon source, while 2 strains were phenanthrene-degrading Sphingomonas. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to evaluate the relationship between PAHs contamination levels and culturable Sphingomonas in environmental samples.
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spelling Sphingomonas from petroleum-contaminated soils in Shenfu, China and their PAHs degradation abilitiesSphingomonasPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)DegradationGenusAbstract Members of the Sphingomonas genus are often isolated from petroleum-contaminated soils due to their unique abilities to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are important for in situ bioremediation. In this study, a combined phenotypic and genotypic approach using streptomycin-containing medium and Sphingomonas -specific PCR was developed to isolate and identify culturable Sphingomonas strains present in petroleum-contaminated soils in the Shenfu wastewater irrigation zone. Of the 15 soil samples examined, 12 soils yielded yellow streptomycin-resistant colonies. The largest number of yellow colony-forming units (CFUs) could reach 105 CFUs g-1 soil. The number of yellow CFUs had a significant positive correlation (p < 0.05) with the ratio of PAHs to total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), indicating that Sphingomonas may play a key role in degrading the PAH fraction of the petroleum contaminants at this site. Sixty yellow colonies were selected randomly and analyzed by colony PCR using Sphingomonas -specific primers, out of which 48 isolates had PCR-positive signals. The 48 positive amplicons generated 8 distinct restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns, and 7 out of 8 phylotypes were identified as Sphingomonas by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of the representative strains. Within these 7 Sphingomonas strains, 6 strains were capable of using fluorene as the sole carbon source, while 2 strains were phenanthrene-degrading Sphingomonas. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to evaluate the relationship between PAHs contamination levels and culturable Sphingomonas in environmental samples.Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia2016-06-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822016000200271Brazilian Journal of Microbiology v.47 n.2 2016reponame:Brazilian Journal of Microbiologyinstname:Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia (SBM)instacron:SBM10.1016/j.bjm.2016.01.001info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessZhou,LishaLi,HuiZhang,YingHan,SiqinXu,Huieng2016-05-03T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1517-83822016000200271Revistahttps://www.scielo.br/j/bjm/ONGhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjm@sbmicrobiologia.org.br||mbmartin@usp.br1678-44051517-8382opendoar:2016-05-03T00:00Brazilian Journal of Microbiology - Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia (SBM)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sphingomonas from petroleum-contaminated soils in Shenfu, China and their PAHs degradation abilities
title Sphingomonas from petroleum-contaminated soils in Shenfu, China and their PAHs degradation abilities
spellingShingle Sphingomonas from petroleum-contaminated soils in Shenfu, China and their PAHs degradation abilities
Zhou,Lisha
Sphingomonas
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Degradation
Genus
title_short Sphingomonas from petroleum-contaminated soils in Shenfu, China and their PAHs degradation abilities
title_full Sphingomonas from petroleum-contaminated soils in Shenfu, China and their PAHs degradation abilities
title_fullStr Sphingomonas from petroleum-contaminated soils in Shenfu, China and their PAHs degradation abilities
title_full_unstemmed Sphingomonas from petroleum-contaminated soils in Shenfu, China and their PAHs degradation abilities
title_sort Sphingomonas from petroleum-contaminated soils in Shenfu, China and their PAHs degradation abilities
author Zhou,Lisha
author_facet Zhou,Lisha
Li,Hui
Zhang,Ying
Han,Siqin
Xu,Hui
author_role author
author2 Li,Hui
Zhang,Ying
Han,Siqin
Xu,Hui
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Zhou,Lisha
Li,Hui
Zhang,Ying
Han,Siqin
Xu,Hui
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Sphingomonas
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Degradation
Genus
topic Sphingomonas
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
Degradation
Genus
description Abstract Members of the Sphingomonas genus are often isolated from petroleum-contaminated soils due to their unique abilities to degrade polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are important for in situ bioremediation. In this study, a combined phenotypic and genotypic approach using streptomycin-containing medium and Sphingomonas -specific PCR was developed to isolate and identify culturable Sphingomonas strains present in petroleum-contaminated soils in the Shenfu wastewater irrigation zone. Of the 15 soil samples examined, 12 soils yielded yellow streptomycin-resistant colonies. The largest number of yellow colony-forming units (CFUs) could reach 105 CFUs g-1 soil. The number of yellow CFUs had a significant positive correlation (p < 0.05) with the ratio of PAHs to total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), indicating that Sphingomonas may play a key role in degrading the PAH fraction of the petroleum contaminants at this site. Sixty yellow colonies were selected randomly and analyzed by colony PCR using Sphingomonas -specific primers, out of which 48 isolates had PCR-positive signals. The 48 positive amplicons generated 8 distinct restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns, and 7 out of 8 phylotypes were identified as Sphingomonas by 16S rRNA gene sequencing of the representative strains. Within these 7 Sphingomonas strains, 6 strains were capable of using fluorene as the sole carbon source, while 2 strains were phenanthrene-degrading Sphingomonas. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report to evaluate the relationship between PAHs contamination levels and culturable Sphingomonas in environmental samples.
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