title: Biodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene and other organic sulfur compounds by a newly isolated Microbacterium strain ZD-M2.
abstract: A new bacterial strain capable of selectively desulfurizing dibenzothiphene (DBT) was isolated from sludge. This organism, designated ZD-M2, clustered most closely with members of the genus Microbacterium, as determined by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Metabolites produced by DBT desulfurization were identified by GC-MS, and two sulfur-free products, 2-methoxybiphenyl (2-MBP) and biphenyl, were detected in addition to 2-hydroxybiphenyl (2-HBP). This strain can also totally degrade 4,6-dimethyl-DBT, thiophene, benzothiophene and 70% diphenylsulfide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University (Yuquan Campus), Hangzhou, China. w_li@zju.edu.cn
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Miao Dong
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012722:Sewage; D013876:Thiophenes; C016366:dibenzothiophene