• Title/Summary/Keyword: Halothiobacillus neapolitanus IC_S22

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A Study Bioremediation of Tidal Flat by Microorganism in Pilot Scale Test (환경정화 미생물에 의한 갯벌의 생물학적 정화에 대한 파일럿 규모의 연구)

  • Choi, Hye Jin;Han, Young Sun;Park, Doo Hyun;Oh, Bo Young;Hur, Myung Je;Jo, Nam-Gyu;Kim, Young Hee;Kim, Jong-Guk
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.24 no.10
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    • pp.1110-1117
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    • 2014
  • Tidal flats are continuously contaminated by human activities. This study assessed the bioremediation efficiency of tidal flat soil using microcosm reactors and microorganisms originating from the tidal area. We screened 135 bacterial strains that produce extracellular enzymes from the tidal area located in the North port of Incheon bay. Two bacterial strains (Pseudoalteromonas sp. and IC35 Halothiobacillus neapolitanus IC_S22) were selected and used in the microcosm reactors, which were specially designed to functionally mimic the ecological conditions of the tidal flats. Pseudoalteromonas sp. IC35 was selected based on its relatively high activity of the enzymes amylase, cellulose, lipase, and protease. Halothiobacillus neapolitanus IC_S22 was selected for oxidation of sulfur. The M1 and M2 microcosm reactors were operated by continuous feeding of seawater under the same conditions, but M2 was first inoculated with Pseudoalteromonas sp. IC35 before the seawater feeding. The initial COD in both the M1 and M2 microcosm reactors was 320 mg/l. The final COD was 21 mg/l (M1) and 7 mg/l (M2). The M3 and M4 microcosm reactors were operated by continuous feeding of seawater under the same conditions, but M4 was first inoculated with H. neapolitanus IC_S22. The initial sulfate concentration in both the M3 and M4 microcosm reactors was 660 mg/l, and the maximum sulfate concentration was 1,360 mg/l (M3) and 1,600 mg/l (M4).