Isolation of butyric acid-degrading bacterium, serratia marcescen and its potential for bioremediation
| dc.contributor.author | Njalam'mano, John Bright Joseph | |
| dc.contributor.author | Chirwa, Evans M.N. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-15T10:48:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-05-15T10:48:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Biodegradation of butyric acid was investigated in mineral salt medium (MSM) with a novel bacterial strain B6a. The molecular identification based on 16S rRNA sequence analysis revealed the bacterial strain B6a as Serratia marcescen. The bacterial strain was able to grow in the MSM supplemented with 1,000 mgL-1 of butyric acid as a sole source of carbon and energy. At pH 7 and 30 oC under continuous shaking of 110 rpm, 1,000 mgL-1 of butyric acid was completely degraded within 24 h. The modified Gompertz model was used to describe the bacterial growth. These results suggest that the application of Serratia marcescen could be a promising biodegradation strategy for butyric acid in pit latrines. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.department | Chemical Engineering | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | am2019 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.sponsorship | A Water Chair from Sediberg Water and the National Research Commission Project NRF Competitive Programme for Rated Researchers Grant No. CSUR180215313534 awarded to Prof Evans M.N. Chirwa of the University of Pretoria. The student co-author Mr John Njala’mmano was awarded the postgraduate fellowship through the UP-Commonwealth programme via the Department of Research and Innovation at the University of Pretoria. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.aidic.it/cet | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Njalammano, J.B.J. & Chirwa, E.M.N. 2018, 'Isolation of butyric acid-degrading bacterium, serratia marcescen and its potential for bioremediation', Chemical Engineering Transactions, vol. 70, pp. 493-498. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2283-9216 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.3303/CET1870083 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/69139 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | The Italian Association of Chemical Engineering | en_ZA |
| dc.rights | © 2018, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Biodegradation | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Butyric acid | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Bacterial strain | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Mineral salt medium (MSM) | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Isolation of butyric acid-degrading bacterium, serratia marcescen and its potential for bioremediation | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |