Isolation of a bacterium from mangrove soil for degradation of sea sludge.
Sea sludge, which is sediment of fish excrement and sewage on the sea bottom, continues to be a serious environmental problem. It has the potential to cause eutrophication and red tide, resulting in the death of shellfish and leading to an offensive odor. Soil taken from a mangrove swamp was added to sea sludge, which promoted an initial fermentation of the sludge components. This article reports on the isolation of a bacterium from mangrove soil that is involved in that fermentation. Three bacteria were isolated on a marine agar plate after incubating for 12 h at 60 degrees C. One of these bacteria fermented sea sludge. 16S rDNA of this bacterium was sequenced, and it had a high homology with that of Bacillus fumarioli LMG17489 (AJ250056).
Ando
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Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, Japan.
Mitsugi
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Yano
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Karube
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D005285:Fermentation; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010802:Phylogeny; D012722:Sewage; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014197:Trees
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012722:Sewage; D002245:Carbon Dioxide