Biodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene by growing cells of Gordonia sp. in batch cultures

Biotechnol Lett. 2006 Aug;28(15):1175-9. doi: 10.1007/s10529-006-9070-2. Epub 2006 Jun 27.

Abstract

A new isolate, identified as Gordonia sp. ZD-7 by 16S rDNA sequence analysis, grew in n-hexadecane containing dibenzothiophene (DBT) which was degraded from 2.8 mM to 0.2 mM within 48 h. Biodesulfurization could be repeatedly performed for more than 190 h, with average desulfurization rates of 5 mmol DBT kg cells (dry wt)(-1) h(-1).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Bioreactors / microbiology
  • Environmental Pollutants / metabolism
  • Gordonia Bacterium / genetics
  • Gordonia Bacterium / metabolism*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / isolation & purification
  • Sulfur Oxides / metabolism*
  • Thiophenes / metabolism*

Substances

  • Environmental Pollutants
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Sulfur Oxides
  • Thiophenes
  • dibenzothiophene

Associated data

  • GENBANK/AJ833920
  • GENBANK/AY771335