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In this study, the degradation of tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide (TTAB) by freely suspended and alginate-entrapped cells from the bacteria Pseudomonas putida (P. putida) A ATCC 12633 was investigated in batch cultures. The optimal conditions to prepare beads for achieving a higher TTAB degradation rate were investigated by changing the concentration of sodium alginate, pH, temperature, agitation rate and initial concentration of TTAB. The results show that the optimal embedding conditions of calcium alginate beads are 4 % w/v of sodium alginate content and 2 × 108 cfu ml−1 of P. putida A ATCC 12633 cells that had been previously grown in rich medium. The optimal degradation process was carried out in pH 7.4 buffered medium at 30 °C on a rotary shaker at 100 rpm. After 48 h of incubation, the free cells degraded 26 mg l−1 of TTAB from an initial concentration of 50 mg l−1 TTAB. When the initial TTAB concentration was increased to 100 mg l−1, the free cells lost their degrading activity and were no longer viable. In contrast, when the cells were immobilized on alginate, they degraded 75 % of the TTAB after 24 h of incubation from an initial concentration of 330 mg l−1 of TTAB. The immobilized cells can be stored at 4 °C for 25 days without loss of viability and can be reused without losing degrading capacity for three cycles.
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GIL is Career Members of the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET). MFB is grateful for fellowships from CONICET-Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología de Córdoba. We thank Andrés Liffourrena and Gisel Esteves (Universidad Nacional Río Cuarto) for their collaboration in conducting experiments. This work was supported by Grants from CONICET, MCyT Córdoba and SECYT–UNRC of Argentina.
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Bergero, M.F., Lucchesi, G.I. Degradation of cationic surfactants using Pseudomonas putida A ATCC 12633 immobilized in calcium alginate beads. Biodegradation 24, 353–364 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10532-012-9592-3
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