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Characteristics of γ-hexachlorocyclohexane biodegradation by a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium, Anabaena azotica

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Biodegradation of γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (lindane) by a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium isolated from Chinese paddy soils, Anabaena azotica 118, was investigated. Lindane with an initial concentration of 0.2 mg L−1 in the cultures had no negative effect on the chlorophyll a concentration of A. azotica after 5 d exposure. The tolerance of this cyanobacterium to lindane indicates that it has the potential to biodegrade lindane. The degradation experiments show that the percentage of lindane removal efficiency by A. azotica was 48.8% after 5 d, at an initial lindane concentration of 0.2 mg L−1 and initial A. azotica chlorophyll a concentration of 50 mg L−1. The calculated half-life was 4.78 d. Elevated culture temperature, irradiation, and usage of nitrate as the nitrogen source in the cultures could increase the biodegradation efficiency of lindane. γ-Pentachlorocyclohexene was detected as a metabolite of lindane. The ability of A. azotica to biodegrade lindane has potential use in the bioremediation for this organochlorine pesticide.

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This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 20707019), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 21077030) and the Program for Excellent Young Teachers in Hangzhou Normal University.

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    Hangjun Zhang, Ciming Hu, Xiuying Jia, Yi Xu, Chenjie Wu & Lina Chen

  2. College of Environmental Science and Resources, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People’s Republic of China

    Fengping Wang

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Zhang, H., Hu, C., Jia, X. et al. Characteristics of γ-hexachlorocyclohexane biodegradation by a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium, Anabaena azotica . J Appl Phycol 24, 221–225 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-011-9670-7

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