PMID- 28383507 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170713 LR - 20181202 IS - 1660-3397 (Electronic) IS - 1660-3397 (Linking) VI - 15 IP - 4 DP - 2017 Apr 6 TI - Lindane Bioremediation Capability of Bacteria Associated with the Demosponge Hymeniacidon perlevis. LID - 10.3390/md15040108 [doi] LID - 108 AB - Lindane is an organochlorine pesticide belonging to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that has been widely used to treat agricultural pests. It is of particular concern because of its toxicity, persistence and tendency to bioaccumulate in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. In this context, we assessed the role of bacteria associated with the sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis in lindane degradation. Seven bacteria isolates were characterized and identified. These isolates showed a remarkable capacity to utilize lindane as a sole carbon source leading to a percentage of residual lindane ranging from 3% to 13% after 12 days of incubation with the pesticide. The lindane metabolite, 1,3-6-pentachloro-cyclohexene, was identified as result of lindane degradation and determined by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The bacteria capable of lindane degradation were identified on the basis of the phenotypic characterization by morphological, biochemical and cultural tests, completed with 16S rDNA sequence analysis, and assigned to Mameliella phaeodactyli, Pseudovibrioascidiaceicola, Oceanicaulis stylophorae, Ruegeria atlantica and to three new uncharacterized species. The results obtained are a prelude to the development of future strategies for the in situ bioremediation of lindane. FAU - Loredana, Stabili AU - Loredana S AD - Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero, Unita Operativa di Supporto di Taranto, CNR, Via Roma 3, 74123 Taranto, Italy. loredana.stabili@iamc.cnr.it. AD - Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Universita del Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy. loredana.stabili@iamc.cnr.it. FAU - Graziano, Pizzolante AU - Graziano P AD - Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Universita del Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy. graziano.pizolante@unisalento.it. FAU - Antonio, Morgante AU - Antonio M AD - Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Universita del Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy. anto.mrg88@gmail.com. FAU - Carlotta, Nonnis Marzano AU - Carlotta NM AD - Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Bari Aldo Moro, 70125 Bari, Italy. carlotta.nonnismarzano@uniba.it. AD - CoNISMa, Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy. carlotta.nonnismarzano@uniba.it. FAU - Caterina, Longo AU - Caterina L AD - Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Bari Aldo Moro, 70125 Bari, Italy. caterina.longo@uniba.it. AD - CoNISMa, Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy. caterina.longo@uniba.it. FAU - Maria, Aresta Antonella AU - Maria AA AD - Dipartimento di Chimica, Universita di Bari Aldo Moro, 70125 Bari, Italy. antonellamaria.aresta@uniba.it. FAU - Carlo, Zambonin AU - Carlo Z AD - Dipartimento di Chimica, Universita di Bari Aldo Moro, 70125 Bari, Italy. carlo.zambonin@uniba.it. FAU - Giuseppe, Corriero AU - Giuseppe C AD - Dipartimento di Biologia, Universita di Bari Aldo Moro, 70125 Bari, Italy. giuseppe.corriero@uniba.it. AD - CoNISMa, Piazzale Flaminio 9, 00196 Roma, Italy. giuseppe.corriero@uniba.it. FAU - Pietro, Alifano AU - Pietro A AD - Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche ed Ambientali, Universita del Salento, Via Prov.le Lecce Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy. pietro.alifano@unisalento.it. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20170406 PL - Switzerland TA - Mar Drugs JT - Marine drugs JID - 101213729 RN - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated) RN - 0 (Pesticides) RN - 59NEE7PCAB (Hexachlorocyclohexane) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Bacteria/*metabolism MH - Biodegradation, Environmental MH - Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/methods MH - Hexachlorocyclohexane/*metabolism MH - Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated/metabolism MH - Pesticides/metabolism MH - Porifera/*metabolism MH - Seawater/microbiology PMC - PMC5408254 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 1, 3-6-pentachloro-cyclohexene OT - H. perlevis OT - bioremediation OT - gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) OT - lindane OT - sponge-associated bacteria COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2017/04/07 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/14 06:00 PMCR- 2017/04/01 CRDT- 2017/04/07 06:00 PHST- 2017/01/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/03/16 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2017/03/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/04/07 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/04/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/14 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - md15040108 [pii] AID - marinedrugs-15-00108 [pii] AID - 10.3390/md15040108 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Mar Drugs. 2017 Apr 6;15(4):108. doi: 10.3390/md15040108.