Effect of Different Energy Sources on Ochrobactrum anthropi Bacteria Chromium Reduction

Ochrobactrum anthropi CTS-325 isolated from a chromium-contaminated site had better resistance to Cr(Ⅵ) in LB medium under aerobic condition.Meanwhile,it was found that the reduction of Cr(Ⅵ) is not complete during the experimental process.Therefore,a series of small molecule energy sources including nitrogen and carbon sources were added into the LB medium in the bacterial stationary phase to promote the chromium reducibility.The result showed that the bacterial growth was positively correlated with the chromium reduction.SDS-PAGE analysis indicated that the protein groups were changed when the bacteria were stimulated by the chromium.Additionally,it was revealed that O.anthropi CTS-325 could utilize the cheaper alternative of sugar(sucrose residue leaching solution) well for further growth and restart the chromium reduction,which offered a new method for practical appli-cations.     

Surface Changes of Ochrobactrum Anthropi in Cr（Ⅵ） Treatment for 1 Hour

Bioremediation has been a considerable method for treating Cr（VI） contamination. Bacterial surface changes of Ochrobactrum anthropi during Cr biosorption was investigated in this study. We found that Cr adsorption capacity increased with the increase of initial Cr（Ⅵ） concentration. Atomic force microscope （AFM） morphologic analysis combined with surface roughness analysis indicated that the bacterial surfaces became rougher during Cr uptake process. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） showed that Cr（Ⅲ） was adsorbed on the bacterial surfaces. Fourier transform infrared （FT-IR） analysis showed that surface functional groups including C-O and C-N might be involved in the Cr biosorption process.