Establishing and Optimizing a Bacterial Consortia for Effective Biodegradation of Petroleum Contaminants: Advancing Classical Microbiology via Experimental and Mathematical Approach
In classical microbiology, developing a high-efficiency bacterial consortium is a great challenge for faster biodegradation of petroleum contaminants. In this study, a systematic experimental and mathematical procedure was adopted to establish a bacterial consortium for the effective biodegradation...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/2a72974fe6c04e0bbefde1fcfb186b63 |
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| Sumario: | In classical microbiology, developing a high-efficiency bacterial consortium is a great challenge for faster biodegradation of petroleum contaminants. In this study, a systematic experimental and mathematical procedure was adopted to establish a bacterial consortium for the effective biodegradation of heavy oil constituents. A total of 27 bacterial consortia were established as per orthogonal experiments, using 8 petroleum-degrading bacterial strains. These bacteria were closer phylogenetic relatives of <i>Brevundimonas</i> sp. Tibet-IX23 (Y1), <i>Bacillus</i> <i>firmus</i> YHSA15, <i>B. cereus</i> MTCC 9817, <i>B. aquimaris</i> AT8 (Y2, Y6 and Y7), <i>Pseudomonas</i> <i>alcaligenes</i> NBRC (Y3), <i>Microbacterium</i> <i>oxydans</i> CV8.4 (Y4), <i>Rhodococcus</i> <i>erythropolis</i> SBUG 2052 (Y5), and <i>Planococcus</i> sp. Tibet-IX21 (Y8), and were used in different combinations. Partial correlation analysis and a general linear model hereafter were applied to investigate interspecific relationships among different strains and consortia. The Y1 bacterial species showed a remarkable synergy, whereas Y3, Y4, and Y6 displayed a strong antagonism in all consortia. Inoculation ratios of different strains significantly influenced biodegradation. An optimal consortium was constructed with Y1, Y2, Y5, Y7, and Y8, which revealed maximum degradation of 11.238 mg/mL OD<sub>600</sub> for oil contaminants. This study provides a line of evidence that a functional consortium can be established by mathematical models for improved bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated environment. |
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