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Formaldehyde is a widely used and very important chemical raw material, but it is also a highly toxic substance to majority of organisms. Sources of formaldehyde include fuel combustion, industrial applications, decoration materials and various consumer goods. Formaldehyde is also one of the most common indoor air pollutants. Researchers try to separate formaldehyde resistance bacteria to biodegradation of formaldehyde. In this study, a bacterial strain, which could degrade and metabolize formaldehyde as a sole carbon source was isolated from sludge. The strain was characterized by morphological, physiological and biochemical method according to the procedures in Bergey’s manual. For the more, the 16S rDNA genes were amplified and sequenced, and they were similar to Pseudomonas sp. The strain with a higher degradation ability of formaldehyde named as SG-71, which could completely degraded 20mM formaldehyde in 12 h. Our results provide a novel strategy for biodegradation of formaldehyde, and also make a greater contribution to control formaldehyde pollution.
Supported by Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Scholars, Ministry of Personnel of China.
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Changhong, G., Lili, S., Ge, S., Diansi, Y., Rui, D. (2012). Isolation and Characteristion of Formaldehyde-Degrading Bacteria from Furniture Factory. In: Zhu, E., Sambath, S. (eds) Information Technology and Agricultural Engineering. Advances in Intelligent and Soft Computing, vol 134. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27537-1_33
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