title: Crude oil biodegradation aided by biosurfactants from Pseudozyma sp. NII 08165 or its culture broth.
abstract: The aim of this work was to evaluate the biosurfactants produced by the yeast Pseudozyma sp. NII 08165 for enhancing the degradation of crude oil by a model hydrocarbon degrading strain, Pseudomonas putida MTCC 1194. Pseudozyma biosurfactants were supplemented at various concentrations to the P. putida culture medium containing crude oil as sole carbon source. Supplementation of the biosurfactants enhanced the degradation of crude oil by P. putida; the maximum degradation of hydrocarbons was observed with a 2.5 mg L(-1) supplementation of biosurfactants. Growth inhibition constant of the Pseudozyma biosurfactants was 11.07 mg L(-1). It was interesting to note that Pseudozyma sp. NII 08165 alone could also degrade diesel and kerosene. Culture broth of Pseudozyma containing biosurfactants resulted up to ∼46% improvement in degradation of C10-C24 alkanes by P. putida. The enhancement in degradation efficiency of the bacterium with the culture broth supplementation was even more pronounced than that with relatively purer biosurfactants.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 019, India. Electronic address: desperadojas@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kuttuvan Valappil
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Sajna
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 019, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sukumaran
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 019, India.
authors.forename: Lalitha Devi
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Gottumukkala
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum 695 019, India.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pandey
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000737:chemistry; D010578:Petroleum / Q000382:microbiology*; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000737:chemistry*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D010578:Petroleum; D013501:Surface-Active Agents
keywords: Bioremediation; Biosurfactants; Hydrocarbon degradation; Pseudomonas putida; Pseudozyma