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The Investigation of Biodegradation Characteristics of Xylene by Soil Inhabited Microorganisms

토양 서식 미생물을 이용한 자일렌(xylene) 분해특성 조사

  • Choi, Phil-Kweon (Soil Analysis Team, Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health & Environment) ;
  • Heo, Pyeung (Department of Biotechnology, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Seob (Soil Analysis Team, Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health & Environment)
  • 최필권 (경기대학교 생명공학과) ;
  • 허평 (경기도보건환경연구원 토양분석팀) ;
  • 이상섭 (경기대학교 생명공학과)
  • Received : 2011.10.31
  • Accepted : 2013.05.20
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the biodegradation characteristics of the xylene by BTEX-degrading bacteria, Pseudomonas putida BJ10, isolated from oil-contaminated soil and bio-degradation pathway of the xylene. The removal efficiencies of o, m, p-xylene in mineral salts medium (MSM) by P. putida BJ10 were 94, 90 and 98%, respectively for 24 hours. It shows clear difference compared with the control groups which were below 3%. The removal efficiencies of BTEX by P. putida BJ10 in gasoline-contaminated soil were 66% for 9 days. They were clearly distinguished from the control groups (control and sterilized soil) which were 32 and 8%. 3-methylcatechol and o-toluic acid were detected after 6 and 24 hours during the o-xylene biodegradation pathway. Therefore, we confirmed o-toluic acid as the final metabolite. And intermediate-products were somewhat different with previously published studies of the transformation pathway from o-xylene to 3-methylcatechol.

본 연구의 목적은 유류로 오염된 토양으로부터 분리된 고효율 분해균주에 의한 xylene 분해특성을 조사하고 분해과정을 밝히는 것이다. P. putida BJ10에 의해 mineral salts medium (MSM)배지내에서 24시간 배양 후 제거율은 o, m, p-xylene 각각 94, 90, 98%였으며 3% 이하의 대조군과 명확한 차이를 보였다. 또한 유류로 오염된 토양내에서의 9일 경과 후 xylene 제거율은 유류 분해균주 주입구에서 66%였으며 무처리 일반토양에서 32%, 멸균 토양에서 8%로서 P. putida BJ10에 의한 유효성을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 시간경과에 따른 대사산물을 분석한 결과 o-xylene의 분해 경로에서는 6시간 경과 후 3-methylcatechol, 24시간 경과 후 o-toluic acid 가 분해산물로서 검출되어 최종산물로서의 o-toluic acid 가 확인되었으며 중간산물의 변환과정은 기존 발표된 연구들과 다소 다른 결과를 나타내었다.

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