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- Title
Putative Role of Flavobacterium, Dokdonella and Methylophilus Strains in Paracetamol Biodegradation.
- Authors
Palma, Tânia Luz; Donaldben, Mbagag Neba; Costa, Maria Clara; Carlier, Jorge Dias
- Abstract
Paracetamol, the most widely and globally used analgesic and antipyretic, is easily accumulated in aquatic environments. In the present study, the biodegradation of paracetamol in different media (one for general growth, one specific for sulfate reducing bacteria, a mineral salts medium and municipal wastewater) inoculated with two types of sludge (from anaerobic lagoon and from oxidation ditch) under different oxygenic conditions (anoxic; moderate oxygenation in open flasks and high oxygenation by aeration) was investigated. In addition, bacteria with relative abundances increasing simultaneously with paracetamol degradation, when this drug was the only carbon source, thus with a putative role in its degradation, were identified using 16S rRNA gene sequences. The results show that aerobic microorganisms had a major role in the degradation of paracetamol, with 50 mg/L totally removed from municipal wastewater after 2 days incubation with aeration, and that the metabolites 4-aminophenol and hydroquinone plus one compound not identified in this work were produced in the process. The identification of bacteria with a role in the degradation of paracetamol revealed a strain from genus Pseudomonas with the highest final relative abundance of 21.2%, confirming previous works reporting strains of this genus as paracetamol decomposers. Besides, genera Flavobacterium, Dokdonella and Methylophilus were also in evidence, with initial relative abundances of 1.66%, 1.48 and 0.00% (not detected) in the inoculum and 6.91%, 3.80 and 3.83% after incubation, respectively. Therefore, a putative role of these genera in paracetamol biodegradation is suggested for the first time.ᅟ<graphic></graphic>
- Subjects
FLAVOBACTERIUM; ACETAMINOPHEN; BIODEGRADATION; ANALGESICS; ANTIPYRETICS
- Publication
Water, Air & Soil Pollution, 2018, Vol 229, Issue 6, p1
- ISSN
0049-6979
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11270-018-3858-2