Abstract
The organochlorine pesticide lindane (γ-HCH) and its non-insecticidal isomers α-, β-, and δ- continue to pose serious environmental and health concerns, although their use has been restricted or completely banned for decades. The present chapter reports the first results on the ability of Actinobacteria strains, isolated from a HCH-polluted site, to grow in a minimal medium containing α- or β-HCH (8.3 mg L−1) as sole source of carbon. Growth of cultures and HCHs degradation by Streptomyces sp. M7 was investigated after 1, 4, and 7 days of incubation by dry weight and GC with μECD detection, respectively. Streptomyces sp. M7 was able to metabolize the HCHs: removed up to 100 % of α-HCH and 55 % of β-HCH under optimal culture conditions: 30 °C, pH 7 and the isomers maxima concentration of 8.3 mg L−1. Also, Streptomyces sp. M7 showed greater overall growth in the presence of α-HCH than β-HCH, in concordance with the total or partial removal of the α-, β-, HCH isomers respectively.
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Sineli, P., Benimeli, C.S., Amoroso, M.J., Cuozzo, S.A. (2014). Biodegradation of α- and β-Hexachlorocyclohexane by Indigenous Actinobacteria. In: Alvarez, A., Polti, M. (eds) Bioremediation in Latin America. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05738-5_18
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