Pseudomonas putida
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| Pseudomonas putida Trevisan, 1889 |
Pseudomonas putida is a gram-negative rod-shaped saprophytic soil bacterium. The type strain is ATCC 12633.
It demonstrates very diverse metabolism, including the ability to degrade organic solvents such as toluene[1]. This ability has been put to use in bioremediation, or the use of microorganisms to biodegrade oil. P. putida is a safe strain of bacteria, unlike P. aeruginosa, a human pathogen.
[edit] Uses
P. putida is capable of converting styrene oil into the biodegradable plastic PHA[2][3]. This may be of use in the effective recycling of Polystyrene foam, otherwise thought to be non-biodegradable.
This bacterium is also used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture.
[edit] Genome Sequencing Projects
The genome of Pseudomonas putida strain KT2440[4] has been sequenced, and sequencing of P. putida F1 is in progress[5].
[edit] References
- ^ Marques S, Ramos JL. (1993) Transcriptional control of the Pseudomonas putida TOL plasmid catabolic pathways. Molecular Microbiology 9(5):923-9. PMID 7934920
- ^ http://www.livescience.com/technology/060307_styrofoam_cup.html
- ^ Ward PG, Goff M, Donner M, Kaminsky W, O'Connor KE. (2006) A two step chemo-biotechnological conversion of polystyrene to a biodegradable thermoplastic. Environmental Science and Technology 40(7):2433-7. PMID 16649270
- ^ Nelson et al. (2002) Complete genome sequence and comparative analysis of the metabolically versatile Pseudomonas putida KT2440. Environmental Microbiology 4(12):799-808. PMID 12534463
- ^ http://genome.jgi-psf.org/draft_microbes/psepu/psepu.home.html
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