title: Characterization of Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 171 tolerant to organic solvents.
abstract: An organic solvent-tolerant bacterium, designated as Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 171, was isolated from industrial wastewater in Korea, on the basis of its ability to survive in the presence of benzene, toluene, propylbenzene and xylenes. Its tolerance limits were 8 mM in phenol, 20 mM in benzene and 60 M in toluene. The log P value of phenol was approximately 1.5, which indicates that Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 171 exhibits the highest tolerance to organic solvents. Pseudomonas sp. BCNU 171, a relative of P. putida, P. mosselii and P. moteillii based on phylogenetic analyses using 16S rRNA sequences, was designated as a new sp. that is tolerant to a wide spectrum of organic solvents, especially xylene isomers. These findings may facilitate the understanding of organic solvent tolerance in bacterial cells.
authors.affiliation: Interdisplinary Program for Biotechnology, Changwon National University, Changwon, Korea.
authors.forename: Hye Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Seon-A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong Wan
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ja Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Yong Kee
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Woo Hong
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Joo
mesh_terms: D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D007218:Industrial Microbiology; D007723:Korea; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012997:Solvents / Q000494:pharmacology; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012997:Solvents