Biodesulfurization of dibenzothiophene by growing cells of Gordonia sp. in batch cultures.
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).
Li
Wei
W
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Yuquan Campus, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
Wang
Miao-Dong
MD
Chen
Han
H
Chen
Jian-Meng
JM
Shi
Yao
Y
D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors / Q000382:microbiology; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism; D033601:Gordonia Bacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013461:Sulfur Oxides / Q000378:metabolism*; D013876:Thiophenes / Q000378:metabolism*
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013461:Sulfur Oxides; D013876:Thiophenes; C016366:dibenzothiophene