摘要

A bacterial isolate, TZ-1, was isolated from contaminated sediment near electronic waste dismantling workshops, Taizhou, China that degraded 2,2',4,4'-tetrabrominated diphenyl ether (BDE-47). The isolate was identified as Pseudomonas putida sp. with respect to its morphology, biochemical characteristics and 16SrDNA sequence analysis. TZ-1 can use BDE-47 as the sole carbon and energy source for growth in mineral salt medium. The isolate degraded BDE-47 up to 49.96 % of the initially applied concentration of 50 mu g L-1 after 7 days of incubation at 150 rpm, 30A degrees C. Static conditions with pH 6.5 and temperature 30A degrees C were considered to be optimum for BDE-47 biodegradation. Addition of co-substrates promoted cell growth, but decreased the degradation rate for BDE-47.