title: Bioremediation of phenol by a novel partitioning bioreactor using cow dung microbial consortia.
abstract: A bioreactor has been designed and developed for partitioning of aqueous and organic phases with a provision for aeration and stirring, a cooling system and a sampling port. The potential of a cow dung microbial consortium has been assessed for bioremediation of phenol in a single-phase bioreactor and a two-phase partitioning bioreactor. The advantages of the two-phase partitioning bioreactor are discussed. The Pseudomonas putida IFO 14671 has been isolated, cultured and identified from the cow dung microbial consortium as a high-potential phenol degrader. The methods developed in this study present an advance in bioremediation techniques for the biodegradation of organic compounds such as phenol using a bioreactor. We have also demonstrated the potential of microorganisms from cow dung as a source of biomass.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Dipty
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fulekar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D018533:Biomass; D019149:Bioreactors; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D002417:Cattle; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004867:Equipment Design; D008372:Manure; D019800:Phenol / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008372:Manure; D019800:Phenol