<em>Paenibacillus polymyxa</em> A26 and Its Surfactant-Deficient Mutant Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
2021
Salme Timmusk | Tiiu Teder | Lawrence Behers
We compared the ability of two bacterial strains, <i>Paenibacillus polymyxa A</i>26 and <i>P</i>. <i>polymyxa</i> A26Sfp, for biodegradation of naphthalene (NAP). The studies were performed under simulated laboratory conditions, in liquid medium and soil with different carbon sources, pH and salt contents. Changes in the luminescence inhibition of <i>Aliivibrio fischeri</i>, as an indicator of the baseline toxicity, were observed in degradation mixtures during 7 days of incubation. While both strains expressed the best growth and NAP degradation ability in the minimal salt medium containing sucrose and 5% NaCl at pH 7 and 8, the mutant strain remained effective even under extreme conditions. A26Sfp was found to be an efficient and potentially industrially important polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation strain. Its extracellular polysaccharide production is 30%, and glucan production is twice that of the wild type A 26. The surface tension reduction ability was ascertained as 25–30% increased emulsification ability.
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