Isolation of bacterial strains capable of sulfamethoxazole mineralization from an acclimated membrane bioreactor

Helene Bouju; Benjamin Ricken; Trello Beffa; Philippe F-X Corvini; Boris A Kolvenbach

doi:10.1128/AEM.05888-11

Isolation of bacterial strains capable of sulfamethoxazole mineralization from an acclimated membrane bioreactor

Appl Environ Microbiol. 2012 Jan;78(1):277-9. doi: 10.1128/AEM.05888-11. Epub 2011 Oct 21.

Authors

Helene Bouju¹, Benjamin Ricken, Trello Beffa, Philippe F-X Corvini, Boris A Kolvenbach

Affiliation

¹ Institute for Ecopreneurship, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, Muttenz, Switzerland.

Abstract

In this study, we isolated five strains capable of degrading ¹⁴C-labeled sulfamethoxazole to ¹⁴CO₂ from a membrane bioreactor acclimatized to sulfamethoxazole, carbamazepine, and diclofenac. Of these strains, two belonged to the phylum Actinobacteria, while three were members of the Proteobacteria.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Actinobacteria / genetics
Actinobacteria / isolation & purification
Actinobacteria / metabolism*
Base Sequence
Biodegradation, Environmental
Bioreactors / microbiology*
Biotransformation
DNA, Bacterial / analysis
Molecular Sequence Data
Proteobacteria / genetics
Proteobacteria / isolation & purification
Proteobacteria / metabolism*
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Sulfamethoxazole / metabolism*

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
Sulfamethoxazole