Journal
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
Volume 227, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-016-2893-0
Keywords
Bacillus; Naproxen; Ibuprofen; Biodegradation
Funding
- National Science Centre (Poland) [DEC-2013/09/B/NZ9/00244]
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A Gram-positive bacterium, designated as strain B1(2015b), was isolated from the soil of the chemical factory Organika-Azot in Jaworzno, Poland. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, the isolated strain was classified as a Bacillus thuringiensis species. Strain B1(2015b) is able to degrade ibuprofen and naproxen, however, these compounds are not sufficient carbon sources for this strain. In the presence of glucose, Bacillus thuringiensis B1(2015b) degrades ibuprofen and naproxen with higher efficiency. Twenty milligrams per liter of ibuprofen was degraded within 6 days and 6 mg l(-1) of naproxen was removed within 35 days. Simultaneously, the growth of the bacterial culture was observed. The obtained results suggest that Bacillus thuringiensis B1(2015b) appears to be a powerful and useful tool in the hioremediation of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs-contaminated environment.
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