Pseudonocardia chloroethenivorans sp. nov., a chloroethene-degrading actinomycete.
A bacterial strain, SL-1T, capable of degrading trichloroethene was isolated from a laboratory enrichment in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, USA. The material in the enrichments was derived from a soil sample from Seattle, WA, USA. Strain SL-1T was capable of using phenol as a source of carbon and energy. Chemotaxonomic, morphological, physiological and phylogenetic analyses showed that strain SL-1T is a member of the genus Pseudonocardia. The ability of strain SL-1T to utilize phenol and degrade trichloroethene, as well as other phenotypic properties and the results from a 16S rRNA phylogenetic analysis, led to the proposal of a novel species, Pseudonocardia chloroethenivorans sp. nov. The type strain is SL-1T (=ATCC BAA-742T=DSM 44698T). Trichloroethene and other chloroethenes are major pollutants at many environmental sites, and P. chloroethenivorans has biodegradation properties that should be of interest to environmental microbiologists and engineers.
Lee
Seung-Bong
SB
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Box 352700, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105-2700, USA.
Strand
Stuart E
SE
College of Forest Resources, Box 352100, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105-2100, USA.
Stensel
H David
HD
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Box 352700, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105-2700, USA.
Herwig
Russell P
RP
School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Box 355020, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5020, USA.
D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D019800:Phenol / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014752:Vinyl Chloride / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D014861:Washington
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D019800:Phenol; D014752:Vinyl Chloride