The growth of the Rhodococcus sp. on diesel fuel under the effect of heavy metals and different concentrations of zinc

查看全文 作　　者：Eg Xiang [1]KAI;Wan Lutfi WAN [1]JOHARI;Syahir [2]HABIB;Nur Adeela [2]YASID;Siti Aqlima [2]AHMAD;Mohd Yunus [2]SHUKOR 机构地区：[1]Department of Environment,Faculty of Forestry and Environment,Universiti Putra Malaysia,43400 UPM Serdang,Selangor,Malaysia;[2]Department of Biochemistry,Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences,Universiti Putra Malaysia,43400 UPM Serdang,Selangor,Malaysia 出　　处：《Advances in Polar Science》索引2020年第31卷第2期,共5页 基　　金：supported by Universiti Putra Malaysia attached to WLWJ(Grant no.GP-IPM/2013/9422700)。 摘　　要：Co-contamination of diesel fuel and heavy metals can be challenging for microbial remediation due to the complex composition of the fuel and the inhibitory effect of heavy metals.There is an urgent need to study this interaction to improve the pollutant removal efficiency in the Polar Regions.The growth of an Antarctic bacterium,Rhodococcus sp.was studied by comparing the growth at the logarithmic phase under the effect of selected heavy metals(Pb,Cr,As,Cd,Cu,Zn,Ni,Hg and Co).The selected heavy metals inhibited the growth of the Rhodococcus sp.on diesel fuel in an order from highest to lowest of:Hg>Zn>Cd>Cu>Co>Ni>As>Pb>Cr.Growth on diesel fuel co-contaminated with Hg and Zn were 2.95%and 5.71%,respectively compared to the no-metal control.A further experiment with various Zn concentrations was conducted.The specific growth rate of Rhodococcus sp.co-contaminated with different concentrations of Zn showed a correlation coefficient(r)of 0.916,and was modelled with an exponential decay model.Additional investigation is needed to determine the effect of low concentration of Zn on hydrocarbon degradation.It is important to understand the relationships between microbes,hydrocarbons and heavy metals,especially in the Polar Regions because this interaction might be promising in treating hydrocarbon-polluted sites containing heavy metals.The data and results also provide baseline tools of bioremediation processes at low temperatures and the knowledge of the ecological roles of Rhodococcus sp.in Antarctica. 关 键 词：co-conamination DIESEL heavy metals Rhodococcus sp. exponential decline model