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The fate of a derivative ofEscherichia coli strain W3110G [pBGH1], a strain used for production of bovine somatotropin, was examined in semi-continuous activated sludge (SCAS) units. A nalidixic acid-resistant derivative of W3110G [pBGH1], strain LBB270 [pBGH1], was used to facilitate tracking. SCAS units (300 ml) containing municipal mixed liquor were operated on a daily cycle of 23 h aeration and 1 h settling followed by decanting of clear supernatant (175 ml) and refilling with fresh primary effluent. SCAS units were inoculated with two concentrations ofE. coli LBB270 [pBGH1] and operated for 200 h. Viable levels ofE. coli LBB270 [pBGH1] were measured daily in aerated mixed liquor and decanted supernatant. Viable counts in the mixed liquor decreased from 10000- to 100000-fold in less than 200 h. Losses ofE. coli LBB270 [pBGH1] in decanted supernatants accounted for less than 2-fold of the total losses observed in the SCAS units. TheE. coli LBB270 [pBGH1] was not evenly distributed in the mixed liquor, but became preferentially associated with the settleable floc. These results show thatE. coli LBB270 [pBGH1] was unable to survive in municipal sludge even when inoculated at concentrations greater than, or comparable to, levels of indigenous microorganisms.
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Heitkamp, M.A., Kane, J.F., Morris, P.J.L. et al. Fate in sewage of a recombinantEscherichia coli K-12 strain used in the commercial production of bovine somatotropin. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 11, 243–252 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01569597
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