title: Isolation of bacteria capable of growth with 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin as the sole carbon and energy sources.
abstract: Using a relatively simple enrichment technique, geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (MIB)-biodegrading bacteria were isolated from a digestion basin in an aquaculture unit. Comparison of 16S rRNA gene sequences affiliated one of the three isolates with the Gram-positive genus Rhodococcus, while the other two isolates were found to be closely related to the Gram-negative family Comamonadaceae (Variovorax and Comamonas). Growth rates and geosmin and MIB removal rates by the isolates were determined under aerated and nonaerated conditions in mineral medium containing either of the two compounds as the sole carbon and energy source. All isolates exhibited their fastest growth under aerobic conditions, with generation times ranging from 3.1 to 5.7 h, compared to generation times of up to 19.1 h in the nonaerated flasks. Incubation of the isolates with additional carbon sources caused a significant increase in their growth rates, while removal rates of geosmin and MIB were significantly lower than those for incubation with only geosmin or MIB. By fluorescence in situ hybridization, members of the genera Rhodococcus and Comamonas were detected in geosmin- and MIB-enriched sludge from the digestion basin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Sciences, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: Lior
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guttman
authors.forename: Jaap
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Rijn
mesh_terms: D001892:Camphanes / Q000378:metabolism*; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D042621:Comamonadaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D020585:Comamonas / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009284:Naphthols / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001892:Camphanes; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D009284:Naphthols; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D014873:Water Pollutants; C005536:2-methylisoborneol; D002244:Carbon; C001278:geosmin
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