scholarly journals Bioremediation potential of five strains of Pseudomonas sp.

Author(s):  
Dragana Stamenov ◽  
Simonida Djuric ◽  
Timea Hajnal-Jafari

Because of their huge biodiversity and metabolic capabilities, the application of microorganisms as bioremediation agents is a way to enhance pollutant degradation. The aim of this research was to investigate the potential of five strains of Pseudomonas sp. as possible bioremediation agents. Strains are from the Collection of the Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Novi Sad. Bacterial strains were cultivated in King?s B liquid medium and incubated in shak?er at 28?C. Starter culture was obtained after 24h, CFU 108. This 24h old bacterial culture was used for the analysis of influence of five different natural naphthenic acids. Bacterial growth was determined spectrophotometrically through optical density, after 24h and 48h of growth. Our results showed that two bacterial strains (PS V1 and PS2) had better growth after 48h as they used C from the petroleum derivates. The growth of these strains was increased by 72% and 25% with deri?vates concentration of 10-5 mol/cm3 and 10-6 mol/cm3, respectively. The results of this research showed the potential of certain bacterial strains as bioremediators.

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana-Camelia Cocut ◽  
Corneliu Cojocaru ◽  
Mariana Diaconu ◽  
Matei Macoveanu

1979 ◽  
Vol 42 (7) ◽  
pp. 572-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
LAURA L. ZAIKA ◽  
JOHN C. KISSINGER

Ginger, red pepper, mustard, mace, cinnamon and clove were examined to determine their effects on growth of and acid production by a starter culture containing Lactobacillus plantarum and Pediococcus cerevisiae in a liquid medium. At 4, 8, and 12 g/l levels all spices except clove stimulated acid production by the starter bacteria but did not stimulate increases in bacterial population. Clove was inhibitory to the starter bacteria at and above the 4 g/l level, but low concentrations (0.5 – 2.0 g/l) stimulated acid production. High concentrations of cinnamon (8 and 12 g/l) delayed acid production, but bacterial counts were similar to those of the control.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kannan D ◽  
Renuga Devi ◽  
A. G. Murugesan ◽  
S. Rajan

Textile industries releasing large amount of effluent which contains textile dyes and toxic chemicals and it is one of the major source of pollution also contaminating water bodies. To remove that, bacteria have been of great attention because of their ability to treat effluent. The present study was undertaken to exploit the ability of Pseudomonassp and Bacillus sp from dye contaminated soil samples for bioremediation for dye effluent. Among the bacterial strains used in the study. Pseudomonas sp emerged out to be most potent decolorizer in comparison to Bacillus sp with the degree of decolorization of 90.0 %. Thus, it was concluded that the Pseudomonas sp had highest color removing capacity from contaminated effluent soil samples. 


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi ◽  
Mariadhas Valan Arasu ◽  
Ponnuswamy Vijayaraghavan ◽  
Galal Ali Esmail ◽  
Veeramuthu Duraipandiyan ◽  
...  

In recent years, studies have focused on the therapeutic properties of probiotics to eliminate pathogenic microorganisms associated with various diseases. Lactobacilli are important probiotics groups that have been found to possess many health-promoting activities. This study was carried out to isolate LactobacillusreuteriLR12 and L. lactisLL10 from pineapple puree. The invitro analysis to evaluate probiotic characteristics of the isolated bacteria included survival in bile and acid tolerance. The cell-free supernatant of L. reuteri LR12 was effective against various pathogenic bacteria and fungi compared with L. lactisLL10. These two bacterial strains have strong anti-biofilm activity (100%) against Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, and Bacillus cereus. The bacterial strains exhibited adhesion properties to HT-29 cells (human colorectal adenocarcinoma). These bacteria showed DPPH- (2,2-diphenyl-1-picryl-hydrazyl-hydrate) free radical scavenging activity, scavenging of hydroxyl radical activity, superoxide radical scavenging activity, and reducing power activity in the range of 72% ± 3%to 89.3% ± 1.7%, 64% ± 2.7%to 66.8% ± 1.5%, 59.8% ± 4.1% to 63.8% ± 2.1%, and 60.4% ± 1.8%to 66.1% ± 3.3%, respectively. Pineapple puree was used as the starter culture with milk for 2 days for yogurt preparation. Pineapple puree increased flavor and showed the physicochemical properties of yogurt. The finding of the sensory evaluation revealed no significant change compared with the control, except the appearance of yogurt. These findings show that Lactobacilli and pineapple puree have potential use in various probiotic preparations for the fermentation industry.


Author(s):  
Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi ◽  
Galal Ali Esmail ◽  
Abdul-Kareem Mohammed Ghilan ◽  
Mariadhas Valan Arasu

In this study, 23 bacterial strains were isolated from a Cadmium (Cd) contaminated soil in the industrial city, Riyadh of Saudi Arabia. Among these isolates six strains were found to withstand cadmium contamination and grow well. From the six isolates Pseudomonas sp. strain Al-Dhabi-122–127 were found to resist cadmium toxicity to a higher level. The isolates were subjected to biochemical and 16S rDNA gene sequence characterization to confirm their identification. The bacterial strain Al-Dhabi-124 showed 1.5 times higher Cd-degrading activity than Al-Dhabi-122 and Al-Dhabi-123, and Al-Dhabi-126 exhibited 3.5 times higher Cd-degrading activity, higher than the other strains. An atomic absorption spectrophotometer study showed that the strain Al-Dhabi-126 absorbed Cd, and that the bacterial strain Al-Dhabi-126 was found to tolerate cadmium level up to 2100 µg/mL. The bacterial strain Al-Dhabi-126 showed a maximum Cd removal efficacy at pH between 6.0 and 8.0. The efficacy decreased sharply after an increase in pH (9.0). An optimum temperature of 50 °C and pH 6.0 were found to be effective for the Cd removal process by the isolate. The study indicated that the bacterial strain Al-Dhabi-126 can be used effectively for the bioremediation of heavy metals like cadmium, a major toxic pollutant in industrial effluents.


Biosensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niccolò Paccotti ◽  
Francesco Boschetto ◽  
Satoshi Horiguchi ◽  
Elia Marin ◽  
Alessandro Chiadò ◽  
...  

Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) has been proven suitable for identifying and characterizing different bacterial species, and to fully understand the chemically driven metabolic variations that occur during their evolution. In this study, SERS was exploited to identify the cellular composition of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria by using mesoporous silicon-based substrates decorated with silver nanoparticles. The main differences between the investigated bacterial strains reside in the structure of the cell walls and plasmatic membranes, as well as their biofilm matrix, as clearly noticed in the corresponding SERS spectrum. A complete characterization of the spectra was provided in order to understand the contribution of each vibrational signal collected from the bacterial culture at different times, allowing the analysis of the bacterial populations after 12, 24, and 48 h. The results show clear features in terms of vibrational bands in line with the bacterial growth curve, including an increasing intensity of the signals during the first 24 h and their subsequent decrease in the late stationary phase after 48 h of culture. The evolution of the bacterial culture was also confirmed by fluorescence microscope images.


1985 ◽  
Vol 40 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 201-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Hildebrand ◽  
K. Taraz ◽  
H. Budzikiewicz ◽  
H. Korth ◽  
G. Pulverer

From the culture medium of Pseudomonas sp. a further Fe containing complex, viz. dicyano- bis(pyridin-2,6-dicarbothioato)-ferrate (III) (2) has been isolated which participates in a ferrate (II)/ferrate (III) redox system (normal potential of-0.013 V) in the range of the redox potentials of cytochromes. Pyridine-2,6-di(monothiocarboxylic acid) which originally has been considered to be characteristic for Pseudomonas putida has been found recently as a metabolite of other bacterial strains (two of which have been characterized in this paper) as well.


Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annika Sünderhauf ◽  
René Pagel ◽  
Axel Künstner ◽  
Anika E. Wagner ◽  
Jan Rupp ◽  
...  

Non-caloric artificial sweeteners are frequently discussed as components of the “Western diet”, negatively modulating intestinal homeostasis. Since the artificial sweetener saccharin is known to depict bacteriostatic and microbiome-modulating properties, we hypothesized oral saccharin intake to influence intestinal inflammation and aimed at delineating its effect on acute and chronic colitis activity in mice. In vitro, different bacterial strains were grown in the presence or absence of saccharin. Mice were supplemented with saccharin before or after induction of acute or chronic colitis using dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) and the extent of colitis was assessed. Ex vivo, intestinal inflammation, fecal bacterial load and composition were studied by immunohistochemistry analyses, quantitative PCR, 16 S RNA PCR or next generation sequencing in samples collected from analyzed mice. In vitro, saccharin inhibited bacterial growth in a species-dependent manner. In vivo, oral saccharin intake reduced fecal bacterial load and altered microbiome composition, while the intestinal barrier was not obviously affected. Of note, DSS-induced colitis activity was significantly improved in mice after therapeutic or prophylactic treatment with saccharin. Together, this study demonstrates that oral saccharin intake decreases intestinal bacteria count and hence encompasses the capacity to reduce acute and chronic colitis activity in mice.


1980 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 1200-1204
Author(s):  
Allan M Littell ◽  
Michael J Palmieri ◽  
Neil B Bisciello

Abstract Standard methods agar (SMA) and letheen agar (essentially SMA plus lecithin and Tween 80) were compared for bacterial growth and ability to neutralize cosmetic preservatives. Potato dextrose and malt extract agars (each prepared with and without lecithin and Tween 80) were compared with letheen agar and SMA in similar studies with fungi. Twelve bacterial strains, representing 8 species, and 2 fungal species were used as inocula. Plate counts of bacterial cultures (no preservatives present) ranged from 0 to 50% higher on letheen agar than on SMA except for 3 strains of Staphylococcus, which were 8-29% lower. Fungal counts were about the same on all media. Cosmetics (10 g) representing 4 preservative systems (hexachlorophene, benzoin, formaldehyde, and parabens) were inoculated with diluted cultures. Counts at 10−1 and 10−2 dilutions were typically 10-200% higher on letheen agar; however, in one case (benzoin, S. aureus, 10−1) the count was 400 on SMA vs 20 000 on letheen agar. Although differences in fungal counts were not as great, letheen agar partially neutralized the preservatives’ action. Results show that product dilution does not sufficiently reduce the effects of preservative carryover and neutralizers should be incorporated into plating media for this purpose.


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