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Isolation of a bacterium from mangrove soil for degradation of sea sludge

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Sea sludge, which is sediment of fish excrement and sewage on the sea bottom, continues to be a serious environmental problem. It has the potential to cause eutrophication and red tide, resulting in the death of shellfish and leading to an offensive odor. Soil taken from a mangrove swamp was added to sea sludge, which promoted an initial fermentation of the sludge components. This article reports on the isolation of a bacterium from mangrove soil that is involved in that fermentation. Three bacteria were isolated on a marine agar plate after incubating for 12 h at 60°C. One of these bacteria fermented sea sludge. 16S rDNA of this bacterium was sequenced, and it had a high homology with that of Bacillus fumarioli LMG17489T (AJ250056).

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  1. Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, 153-8904, Tokyo, Japan

    Yoshihiro Ando, Naoya Mitsugi, Kazuyoshi Yano & Isao Karube

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Ando, Y., Mitsugi, N., Yano, K. et al. Isolation of a bacterium from mangrove soil for degradation of sea sludge. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 95, 175–182 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1385/ABAB:95:3:175

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