Pentachlorophenol degradation by Pseudomonas stutzeri CL7 in thesecondary sludge of pulp and paper mill
Santosh Kr. Karn , S. K. Chakrabarty , M. S. Reddy
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Received November 10, 2009,Revised March 17, 2010, Accepted , Available online
Volume 22,2010,Pages 1608-1612
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A pentachlorophenol (PCP) mineralizing bacterium was isolated from the secondary sludge of pulp and paper mill and identified
as Pseudomonas stutzeri strain CL7. This isolate used PCP as its sole source of carbon and energy and was capable of degrading this
compound as indicated by stoichiometric release of chloride and biomass formation. P. stutzeri (CL7) was able to mineralize a high
concentration of PCP (600 mg/L) than any previously reported Pseudomonad with PCP as sole carbon source. As the concentration
of PCP increased from 50 to 600 mg/L, the reduction in the cell growth was observed and the PCP degradation was more than 90%
in all studied concentrations. This isolate was able to remove 66.8% of PCP from the secondary sludge of pulp and paper mill when
supplemented with 100 mg/L of PCP and grown for two weeks. This study showed that the removal e ciency of PCP by CL7 was
found to be very e ective and can be used in PCP remediation of pulp paper mill waste in the environment.
