title: Klebsiella sp. FIRD 2, a TBT-resistant bacterium isolated from contaminated surface sediment along Strait of Johor Malaysia.
abstract: A possible tributyltin (TBT)-degrading bacterium isolated from contaminated surface sediment was successfully identified as Klebsiella sp. FIRD 2. It was found to be the best isolate capable of resisting TBT at a concentration of 1000 μg L(-1). This was a concentration above the reported contaminated level at the sampling station, 790 μg L(-1). Further studies revealed that the isolate was Gram negative and resisted TBT concentrations of up to 1500 μg L(-1) in a Minimal Salt Broth without the addition of any carbon source within the first 48 h of incubation. It is expected that additional work could be conducted to check the degradation activity of this new isolate and possibly improve the degradation capacity in order to contribute to finding a safe and sustainable remediation solution of TBT contamination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Environmental Forensics Research Centre ENFORCE, Fakulti of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Bauchi State University Gadau, PMB 65, Itas Gadau Bauchi, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Abdussamad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abubakar
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Muskhazli B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Mustafa
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Environmental Forensics Research Centre ENFORCE, Fakulti of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Wan Lutfi Wan
authors.initials: WLW
authors.lastname: Johari
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Syaizwan Zahmir
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Zulkifli
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Environmental Forensics Research Centre ENFORCE, Fakulti of Environmental Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Electronic address: ferdius@upm.edu.my.
authors.forename: Ferdaus Binti
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Mohamat-Yusuff
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008296:Malaysia; D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D014220:Trialkyltin Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C011559:tributyltin
keywords: Degradation; Malaysia; Microorganism; Organotin; Pollution; TBT-resistant