Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (9): 178-183.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2019-0292

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Screening and Degradation Characteristics of a Strain Degrading Polyacrylamide

LIU Yu-cheng1, QIU Lian1, LIANG Jing-jing1, LI Ling-li1, MA Li-li1,2   

  1. 1. School of Chemistry and Chemical engineering,Southwest Petroleum University,Chengdu 610500;
    2. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria,Nankai University,Tianjin 300350
  • Received:2019-04-09 Online:2019-09-26 Published:2019-09-16

Abstract: A bacterial strain degrading polyacrylamide was screened from the sludge containing polyacrylamide(PAM). The bacterium can grow with polyacrylamide as the sole carbon source and nitrogen source. The degradation rate of PAM by the strain(inoculation 5%)reached 43% within 48 h when the initial concentration of PAM was 1.2 g/L,the temperature was 35℃,and the pH was 7.0. The strain was identified as Klebsiella sp.,named PCX,after physiological,biochemical and 16S rDNA sequence analysis. The molecular weight of the degraded product of PAM(molecular weight:3×103 kD)was 0.619 kD. Combined with the results from infrared spectroscopy,the amide group on the molecular chain was hydrolyzed to carboxyl group and the side chain was degraded. The results of acute biological toxicity analysis showed that the EC50 was 106 mg/L,indicating that the degraded products had no toxic effect on aquatic organisms.

Key words: strain identification, Klebsiella, polyacrylamide, degradation characteristics