Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters (한국미생물·생명공학회지)

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Physiological Characterization of BTEX Degrading Bacteria Microbacterium sp. EMB-1 and Rhodococ-cus sp. EMB-2 Isolated from Reed Rhizosphere of Sunchon Bay

순천만 갈대의 근권으로부터 분리한 BTEX 분해세균 Microbacterium sp. EMB-1과 Rhodococcus sp. EMB-2의 생리학적 특성 분석

  • Kang Sung-Mi (Department of Environmental Education, Sunchon National Univeristy) ;
  • Oh Kye-Heon (Department of Life Science, Sonnchunhyang University) ;
  • Kahng Hyung-Yeel (Department of Environmental Education, Sunchon National Univeristy)
  • 강성미 (순천대학교 환경교육과) ;
  • 오계헌 (순천향대학교 생명과학부) ;
  • 강형일 (순천대학교 환경교육과)
  • Published : 2005.09.01
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Abstract

This study focuses on investigating roles of microorganisms in decontamination of reed rhizosphere in Sunchon Bay, Korea, which is considered one of the marsh and mud environment severely affected by human activities such as agriculture and fisheries. In general, the bay is known to play the role of the buffering zone to reduce the sudden impact or change by environmental stresses. In our initial efforts to elucidate the microbial functions in decontamination process in reed rhizosphere, pure bacteria capable of degrading aromatic hydrocarbons were isolated from reed (Phragmites communis) rhizosphere of Sunchon bay by enrichment culture using either benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, or xylene (BTEX) as a sole source of carbon and energy. Measurement of the rates of BTEX degradation and cell growth during the incubation in BTEX media under several temperature conditions demonstrated maximized degradation of BTEX at $37^{\circ}C$ in both strains. Both strains were also resistant to all the heavy metals and antibiotics tested in this study, as well as they grew well at $42^{\circ}C$. Identification of the isolates based on 16S rRNA gene sequences, and a variety of phenotypic and morphologic properties revealed that the two strains capable of BTEX catabolism were among Microbacterium sp., and Rhodococcus sp. with over $95{\%}$ confidence, designated Microbacterium sp. EMB-1 and Rhodococcus sp. EMB-2, respectively This result suggested that in the rhizosphere of reed, one of major salt marsh plants they might play an important roles in decontamination process of reed rhizosphere contaminated with petroleum such as BTEX.

본 연구는 어업이나 농업 등의 인간활동에 의하여 상당한 영향을 받고 있는 순천만 갈대의 근권에서 이루어지는 정화작용에 있어 미생물의 역할을 조사하는 것에 중점을 두었다. 일반적으로 만은 환경 스트레스로 인한 갑작스런 충격을 감소시키는 완충지역으로서의 역할을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 갈대근권에서 이루어지는 정화기능에 있어 미생물의 역할을 밝히기 위한 첫 번째 노력의 일환으로 벤젠, 톨루엔, 또는 자일렌이 단일 탄소 및 에너지원으로 첨가된 농화배양법을 사용하여 BTEX를 분해할 수 있는 두 종류의 그람양성 세균을 순수분리하였다. 다양한 온도조건의 BTEX배지에서 이들 세균을 배양하는 동안 BTEX의 분해율 및 성장률을 주기적으로 조사한 결과 $37^{\circ}C$에서 가장 빠른 기질 분해율을 보였고 $42^{\circ}C$의 고온에서도 두 균 모두 잘 성장하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구에서 시험한 수은, 카드뮴, 납, 바륨, 철 대부분의 중금속에 강한 내성뿐만 아니라 ampicillin을 비롯한 시험한 5종류의 항생제 모두에 강한 내성을 나타냈다. 16S rRNA 유전자 서열과 다양한 표현형 및 형태학적 특성을 기초로 한 동정의 결과 BTEX를 분해할 수 있는 두 균주는 $95{\%}$상의 신뢰도로 Microbacterium sp.와 Rhodococcus sp.로 나타났고, 각 균주는 Microbacterium sp. EMB-1과 Rhodococcus sp. EMB-2로 명명하였다. 이러한 결과는 주요한 염습지 식물중의 하나인 갈대의 근권에서 살아가는 이들 균주들이 BTEX와 같은 석유로 오염된 근권 환경의 정화작용에 중요한 역할을 할 수 있음을 제시해주었다.

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