Taxonomy of the bacterial strain BTLP1 can degradatephenol by analysing the nucleotit sequence of the 16s rARN gen
Abstract
The colonies of the bacterial strain BTLP1 were pink-coloured, round-shaped, with 2 - 3 mm diameter and formed on the mineral agar medium. The cell morphology of BTLP1 observed under Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) showed a rod shape with 0,6 - 0,8 µm in wide and
3,6 - 4,4 µm in length. The results of partial sequence indicated that the BTLP1 belongs to genus
Rhodococcus with about 97 % homology. Especially, it is closed to Rhodococcus pyridinovorans species (AF173005). This bacterial strain registered in NCBI genbank with accession number JF750921. This bacterial strain degraded 92,5 % phenol in liquid mineral medium with 150 ppm phenol.