Growth and physiological response of Arthrobacter protophormiae RKJ100 toward higher concentrations of o-nitrobenzoate and p-hydroxybenzoate.

Sharma, Narinder K and Pandey, Janmejay and Gupta, Nisha and Jain, R K (2007) Growth and physiological response of Arthrobacter protophormiae RKJ100 toward higher concentrations of o-nitrobenzoate and p-hydroxybenzoate. FEMS microbiology letters, 271 (1). pp. 65-70. ISSN 0378-1097

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Abstract

Bioremediation of sites that are heavily contaminated with pollutant chemicals is a challenge as most of the microorganisms cannot tolerate higher concentrations of toxic compounds. Only a few strains of the genus Pseudomonas have been studied for their tolerance toward the higher concentrations of aromatic pollutant compounds, a phenomenon that is accompanied by various physiological changes. In the present study we have characterized the growth response and physiological changes (adaptations) of a Gram-positive bacterium, Arthrobacter protophormiae RKJ100, toward the higher concentrations of two aromatic compounds, viz. o-nitrobenzoate (ONB) and p-hydroxybenzoate (PHB). Arthrobacter protophormiae RKJ100 could utilize 30 mM ONB and 50 mM PHB as sole sources of carbon and energy. It was capable of growth on higher concentrations of ONB (up to 200 mM) and PHB (up to 150 mM) when the cells were pre-exposed to lower concentrations of these compounds. The adaptive responses shown by the organism during growth on higher concentrations of these compounds were evident from significant changes in cellular fatty acid profiles. In addition, Bacterial Adhesion To Hydrocarbon (BATH) assay and scanning electron microscopy showed substantial increase in cell surface hydrophobicity and decrease in cell size of A. protophormiae RKJ100 when grown on ONB and PHB as compared to succinate-grown cells.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Wiley.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Arthrobacter protophormiae RKJ100; o -nitrobenzoate; p -hydroxybenzoate; fatty acids; cell surface hydrophobicity; cell morphology.
Subjects:	Q Science > QR Microbiology
Depositing User:	Dr. K.P.S.Sengar
Date Deposited:	09 Jan 2012 07:16
Last Modified:	03 Apr 2012 07:12
URI:	http://crdd.osdd.net/open/id/eprint/117

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