Biofilms of Halobacterium salinarum as a tool for phenanthrene bioremediation
- 27 May 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Biofouling
- Vol. 36 (5), 564-575
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08927014.2020.1779709
Abstract
The use of hyperhalophilic microorganisms is emerging as a sustainable alternative to clean hydrocarbon-polluted hypersaline water bodies. In line with this practice, this work reports on the ability of the archaeonHalobacterium salinarumto develop biofilms on a solid surface conditioned by the presence of phenanthrene crystals, which results in the removal of the contaminating compound. The cell surface hydrophobicity does not change during the removal process and this organism is shown to constitutively produce a surfactant molecule with specific action on aromatic hydrocarbons, both indicating that phenanthrene removal might proceed through a non-contact mechanism. A new approach is presented to follow the processin situthrough epifluorescence microscopy by monitoring phenanthrene auto-fluorescence.Keywords
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