Biodegradation of a Complex Phenolic Industrial Stream by Bacterial Strains Isolated from Industrial Wastewaters

Molecular and metabolomic tools were used to design and understand the biodegradation of phenolic compounds in real industrial streams. Bacterial species were isolated from an industrial wastewater treatment plant of a phenol production factory and identified using molecular techniques. Next, the bi...

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Autores principales: Alejandra Bartolomé, Gema Rodríguez-Moro, Juan-Luis Fuentes, Mariana Lopes, Juana Frontela, Jesús Lázaro, María Cuaresma, José-Luis Gómez-Ariza, Tamara García-Barrera, Carlos Vílchez
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:310d6dcd284a40c2843179fe29de1c192021-11-25T18:50:53ZBiodegradation of a Complex Phenolic Industrial Stream by Bacterial Strains Isolated from Industrial Wastewaters10.3390/pr91119642227-9717https://doaj.org/article/310d6dcd284a40c2843179fe29de1c192021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/9/11/1964https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9717Molecular and metabolomic tools were used to design and understand the biodegradation of phenolic compounds in real industrial streams. Bacterial species were isolated from an industrial wastewater treatment plant of a phenol production factory and identified using molecular techniques. Next, the biodegradation potential of the most promising strains was analyzed in the presence of a phenolic industrial by-product containing phenol, alfa-methylstyrene, acetophenone, 2-cumylphenol, and 4-cumylphenol. A bacterial consortium comprising <i>Pseudomonas</i> and <i>Alcaligenes</i> species was assessed for its ability to degrade phenolic compounds from the phenolic industrial stream (PS). The consortium adapted itself to the increasing levels of phenolic compounds, roughly up to 1750 ppm of PS; thus, becoming resistant to them. In addition, the consortium exhibited the ability to grow in the presence of PS in repeated batch mode processes. Results from untargeted metabolomic analysis of the culture medium in the presence of PS suggested that bacteria transformed the toxic phenolic compounds into less harmful molecules as a survival mechanism. Overall, the study demonstrates the usefulness of massive sequencing and metabolomic tools in constructing bacterial consortia that can efficiently biodegrade complex PS. Furthermore, it improves our understanding of their biodegradation capabilities.Alejandra BartoloméGema Rodríguez-MoroJuan-Luis FuentesMariana LopesJuana FrontelaJesús LázaroMaría CuaresmaJosé-Luis Gómez-ArizaTamara García-BarreraCarlos VílchezMDPI AGarticlephenolic compoundsbiodegradation<i>Pseudomonas</i><i>Alcaligenes</i>massive sequencingmetabolomicsChemical technologyTP1-1185ChemistryQD1-999ENProcesses, Vol 9, Iss 1964, p 1964 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic phenolic compounds
biodegradation
<i>Pseudomonas</i>
<i>Alcaligenes</i>
massive sequencing
metabolomics
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle phenolic compounds
biodegradation
<i>Pseudomonas</i>
<i>Alcaligenes</i>
massive sequencing
metabolomics
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemistry
QD1-999
Alejandra Bartolomé
Gema Rodríguez-Moro
Juan-Luis Fuentes
Mariana Lopes
Juana Frontela
Jesús Lázaro
María Cuaresma
José-Luis Gómez-Ariza
Tamara García-Barrera
Carlos Vílchez
Biodegradation of a Complex Phenolic Industrial Stream by Bacterial Strains Isolated from Industrial Wastewaters
description Molecular and metabolomic tools were used to design and understand the biodegradation of phenolic compounds in real industrial streams. Bacterial species were isolated from an industrial wastewater treatment plant of a phenol production factory and identified using molecular techniques. Next, the biodegradation potential of the most promising strains was analyzed in the presence of a phenolic industrial by-product containing phenol, alfa-methylstyrene, acetophenone, 2-cumylphenol, and 4-cumylphenol. A bacterial consortium comprising <i>Pseudomonas</i> and <i>Alcaligenes</i> species was assessed for its ability to degrade phenolic compounds from the phenolic industrial stream (PS). The consortium adapted itself to the increasing levels of phenolic compounds, roughly up to 1750 ppm of PS; thus, becoming resistant to them. In addition, the consortium exhibited the ability to grow in the presence of PS in repeated batch mode processes. Results from untargeted metabolomic analysis of the culture medium in the presence of PS suggested that bacteria transformed the toxic phenolic compounds into less harmful molecules as a survival mechanism. Overall, the study demonstrates the usefulness of massive sequencing and metabolomic tools in constructing bacterial consortia that can efficiently biodegrade complex PS. Furthermore, it improves our understanding of their biodegradation capabilities.
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author Alejandra Bartolomé
Gema Rodríguez-Moro
Juan-Luis Fuentes
Mariana Lopes
Juana Frontela
Jesús Lázaro
María Cuaresma
José-Luis Gómez-Ariza
Tamara García-Barrera
Carlos Vílchez
author_facet Alejandra Bartolomé
Gema Rodríguez-Moro
Juan-Luis Fuentes
Mariana Lopes
Juana Frontela
Jesús Lázaro
María Cuaresma
José-Luis Gómez-Ariza
Tamara García-Barrera
Carlos Vílchez
author_sort Alejandra Bartolomé
title Biodegradation of a Complex Phenolic Industrial Stream by Bacterial Strains Isolated from Industrial Wastewaters
title_short Biodegradation of a Complex Phenolic Industrial Stream by Bacterial Strains Isolated from Industrial Wastewaters
title_full Biodegradation of a Complex Phenolic Industrial Stream by Bacterial Strains Isolated from Industrial Wastewaters
title_fullStr Biodegradation of a Complex Phenolic Industrial Stream by Bacterial Strains Isolated from Industrial Wastewaters
title_full_unstemmed Biodegradation of a Complex Phenolic Industrial Stream by Bacterial Strains Isolated from Industrial Wastewaters
title_sort biodegradation of a complex phenolic industrial stream by bacterial strains isolated from industrial wastewaters
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/310d6dcd284a40c2843179fe29de1c19
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