title: Biodegradation of phenanthrene by a halophilic bacterial consortium under aerobic conditions.
abstract: A halophilic bacterial consortium that degraded phenanthrene was developed from oil-contaminated saline soil containing 10% salinity. The biodegradation of phenanthrene occurred at 5%, 10%, and 15% salinity, whereas no biodegradation took place at 0.1% and 20% salinity. A 16S rRNA gene analysis showed that all sequences from the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis profile were similar to those of halophilic bacteria. This is the first report of a halophilic bacterial consortium capable of degrading phenanthrene under hypersaline conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
authors.forename: Baisuo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xinwei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Mao
authors.forename: Ruirui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010616:Phenanthrenes; D012989:Soil Pollutants; C031181:phenanthrene; D012965:Sodium Chloride