Isolation and characterization of aromatics-degrading microorganisms from the gut of the lower termite Coptotermes formosanus

We isolated aromatics-degrading bacteria from the gut of a lower termite, Coptotermes formosanus, using a mineral salt medium containing various aromatic compounds as the sole carbon source. Two species, Burkholderia sp. strain VE22 and Citrobacter sp. strain VA53, were isolated by aerobic enrichmen...

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Published in:Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry biotechnology, and biochemistry, 2003-04, Vol.67 (4), p.889-892
Main Authors: Harazono, K. (National Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Tsukuba, Ibaraki (Japan)), Yamashita, N, Shinzato, N, Watanabe, Y, Fukatsu, T, Kurane, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerobiosis
ALDEHYDES
Aldehydes - metabolism
Animals
aromatic compound
AROMATIC COMPOUNDS
Bacteria, Aerobic - isolation & purification
Bacteria, Aerobic - metabolism
Base Sequence
Benzaldehydes - metabolism
BIODEGRADATION
Biological and medical sciences
Burkholderia sp
CITROBACTER
Citrobacter sp
COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic - metabolism
INTESTINES
Intestines - microbiology
ISOLATION
Isoptera - microbiology
MICROORGANISMS
Molecular Sequence Data
termite
VANILLIN
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Summary:We isolated aromatics-degrading bacteria from the gut of a lower termite, Coptotermes formosanus, using a mineral salt medium containing various aromatic compounds as the sole carbon source. Two species, Burkholderia sp. strain VE22 and Citrobacter sp. strain VA53, were isolated by aerobic enrichment culture with veratraldehyde and vanillin, respectively. Strain VA53 could also grow and metabolize vanillin anaerobically.
ISSN:0916-8451
1347-6947
DOI:10.1271/bbb.67.889