Phenol Biodegradation by <i>Corynebacterium glutamicum</i>Encapsulated in Electrospun Fibers

作     者：Alon Nardi Ron Avrahami Eyal Zussman J. Stefan Rokem Charles L. Greenblatt 

作者机构：The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics (IMRIC) Hebrew University of Jerusalem Jerusalem Israel 

出 版 物：《Journal of Environmental Protection》 (环境保护（英文）)

年 卷 期：2012年第3卷第2期

页      面：164-168页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Phenol Biodegradation Encapsulated Bacteria Electrospinning Microtubes Phenol 2-Monooxygenase Catechol 1 2-Dioxygenase Olive Mill Waste Treatment Olive Mill Waste OMW 

摘      要：In Northern Israel, olive mills discharge liquid waste causing contamination of subterranean aquifers with phenol, rendering them albeit temporarily, unfit for both drinking and irrigation. The impact of groundwater pollution due to phenol spillage can be extensive. We developed a model system for the biodegradation of phenol-contaminated wastewater by the bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum. Experiments consisting of suspended cultures demonstrated the native ability of this organism to utilize phenol for its metabolic pathways enabling degradation, at levels of nearly 100 ppm within 24 hours. With the use of bioinformatic data, a complete degradation pathway was constructed. Quantitative Real Time PCR analysis of the first two enzymes in this pathway revealed very distinct expression patterns and two different regulation mechanisms were postulated. Additionally, an electrospinning core-shell system was used to assemble electrospun microtubes containing bacteria on porous metallic carriers. We used these carriers as a new immobilization technique and demonstrated their significant phenol degrading capacity in a batch bioreactor configuration. This system demonstrates the feasibility of constructing a water treatment system for the management of phenol-contaminated water.