Isolation and characterization of indigenous soil bacteria for bioaugmentation of PAH contaminated soil of semiarid Patagonia, Argentina

• Published in: International biodeterioration & biodegradation Vol. 65; no. 2; pp. 345 - 351
• Main Authors: Madueño, L., Coppotelli, B.M., Alvarez, H.M., Morelli, I.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2011
• Subjects: Autochthonous bioaugmentation; Bacteria; bioaugmentation; Contamination; Degradation; drying; environmental factors; mineralization; PAH; phylogeny; polluted soils; Polyallylamine hydrochloride; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; semiarid soils; Soil; Soil (material); soil bacteria; Sphingomonas paucimobilis; Starvation; Strain; Strategy; stress tolerance; Stresses; Water stress; Argentina; Soil; Starvation; Autochthonous bioaugmentation; Water stress; PAH

The aim of this work was to isolate PAH degrading-bacteria from contaminated Patagonia soil with the ability to tolerate the usual environmental stresses (oligotrophic and dryness conditions). Two approaches were utilized to obtain PAH-degrading bacteria from the Patagonian soil. With a traditional...