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Isolation and characterization of a 2,4-dinitrophenol-degrading bacterium


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Md. Zin, Noor Suffiah and Padrilah, Siti Nadzirah and Abdul Rahman, Mohd Fadhil and Sim, Han Koh and Khalid, Ariff and Abd. Shukor, Mohd. Yunus (2016) Isolation and characterization of a 2,4-dinitrophenol-degrading bacterium. Bioremediation Science and Technology Research, 4 (2). pp. 28-33. ISSN 2289-5892

Abstract

2,4-dinitrophenol (2,4-DNP) is utilized in the production of wood preservatives, dyes, and also as a pesticide. Human acute (short-term) exposure to 2,4-DNP in humans by means of oral exposure are nausea or vomiting, sweating, headaches, dizziness, and weight reduction. Thus, the removal of this compound is highly sought. A 2,4-DNP-degrading bacterium (isolate 1) was isolated from a sample soil from Terengganu. This bacterium (isolate 1) was characterized as a rod Gram positive, non-sporulated, and non-motile bacterium. The bacterium is oxidase negative and had catalase positive activity and was able to grow aerobically on 2,4-dinitrophenol as the sole carbon source. This bacterium showed maximal growth on 2,4-DNP at the temperature optimum of 30 °C, pH 5.0 and was tolerant to 2,4-DNP concentration of up to 0.5 mM (0.092 g/L). This bacterium prefers to use urea as the nitrogen source in addition to yeast extract for mineral source and vitamin precursors.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences
Publisher: Hibiscus Publisher
Keywords: 2,4-dinitrophenol; 2,4-dinitrophenol-degrading bacterium; Bioremediation
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 08 Jun 2018 00:51
Last Modified: 08 Jun 2018 00:51
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64024
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