Effects of nitrobenzene contamination and of bioaugmentation on nitrification and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in soil

Zhao, Shuo; Ramette, Alban Nicolas; Niu, Gui-Lan; Liu, Hong; Zhou, Ning-Yi (2009). Effects of nitrobenzene contamination and of bioaugmentation on nitrification and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in soil. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 70(2), pp. 315-323. Wiley 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00773.x

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Bioaugmentation of nitrobenzene-contaminated soil was performed by inoculation with Pseudomonas putida ZWL73, which can grow on nitrobenzene as carbon and nitrogen sources and release free ammonium from the aromatic ring via a partial-reductive pathway. Removal of nitrobenzene was effectively enhanced with concurrent accumulation of ammonium in the bioaugmented soil. Moreover, the negative impact of nitrobenzene contamination on culturable bacterial types and soil nitrification was reduced by strain ZWL73. Changes in the community structure of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria, determined by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, were associated with changes in environmental factors in nitrobenzene-contaminated soil, including concentrations of nitrobenzene, ammonium, nitrite and nitrate, but their influence was attenuated in the bioaugmented soil. Overall, P. putida ZWL73 shows promising abilities for effective removal of nitrobenzene and for attenuating the negative effects of nitrobenzene contamination on soil functioning.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases
04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)

UniBE Contributor:

Ramette, Alban Nicolas

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0168-6496

Publisher:

Wiley

Language:

English

Submitter:

Alban Nicolas Ramette

Date Deposited:

20 Mar 2017 11:22

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:00

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00773.x

PubMed ID:

19825042

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.91405

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/91405

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