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Characterization of Formaldehyde-degrading Bacteria Isolated from River Sediment

하천 저질에서 분리한 Formaldehyde 분해 미생물의 특징

  • Kim, Young-Mog (Department of Food Science & Technology, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lee, Eun-Woo (Department of Life Biotechnology, Dongeui University) ;
  • Kim, Su-Jeung (Department of Microbiology, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lee, Myung-Suk (Department of Microbiology, Pukyong National University)
  • Published : 2008.04.30
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Abstract

A bacterium growing on formaldehyde as a sole carbon source was isolated by the dilution method from an enrichment culture containing formaldehyde. The isolated strain, YK-32, was identified as Pseudomonas sp. by morphological, biochemical, and genetic analyses. Pseudomonas sp. YK-32 completely degraded 0.05% formaldehyde within 24 hrs. The isolated strain had a high level of formaldehyde dehydrogenase activity, which is thought to be one of the important factors for formaldehyde degradation, when cells were cultivated in the presence of formaldehyde.

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