Biodegradation of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) by a metal resistant strain, Bacillus cereus JP12

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 149; pp. 8 - 15
• Main Authors: Lu, Mang, Zhang, Zhong-Zhi, Wu, Xue-Jiao, Xu, Yu-Xin, Su, Xiao-Li, Zhang, Min, Wang, Jing-Xiu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aerobic debromination; Aerobiosis - drug effects; Bacillus cereus; Bacillus cereus - drug effects; Bacillus cereus - growth & development; Bacillus cereus - metabolism; Bacteria; BDE-209; Biodegradation; Biodegradation, Environmental - drug effects; Biological and medical sciences; Biotechnology; Carbon; Ethers; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers - chemistry; Halogenated Diphenyl Ethers - metabolism; Halogenation - drug effects; Heavy metals; Metabolites; Metals, Heavy - toxicity; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; Strain; Surface chemistry; Surface-Active Agents - pharmacology; Time Factors; Metabolites; Aerobic debromination; Heavy metals; BDE-209; Biodegradation; Ether; Metabolite; Aerobe; Bacillaceae; Heavy metal; Bacillus cereus; Bacillales; Bacteria

•A new strain of aerobic bacterium, Bacillus cereus JP12, could effectively degrade BDE-209.•The first report on the degradation of BDE-209 by Bacillus cereus.•A slight stimulating effect on BDE-209 removal under low levels of Cu2+ and Zn2+.•JP12 could effectively degrade BDE-209 under high concentr...