Furfural was found to be the main organic pollutant in the wastewater coming from the @entity12873 factory. This substance is derived from acidic pentosan in Dioscorea zingiberensis and is also found in a variety of agricultural byproducts, including corncobs, oat, @entity3505 bran, and sawdust. It is regarded as a toxicant and an inhibitor to the growth of microorganism in both sewage disposal and biological fermentation. A furfural-degrading strain (DS1) was isolated from activated sludge of wastewater treatment plant in a @entity12873 factory by continuous enrichment culture. The strain was identified as @entity5259 based on morphological, physiological tests, as well as on 16S rDNA sequence and Biolog analyses. The capacity of this strain to grow on a mineral salt medium, utilizing furfural as the sole @entity505 and energy source to degrade furfural, was investigated in this study. Under the condition of pH 9.0, temperature 35    C, with rotating speed of 150  rpm, and an inoculum of 6  %, the strain showed that the furfural degradation capacity reaches 35  % in 7  days, as measured by high-performance liquid chromatography. The addition of inorganic @entity505 sources could bring down the biodegradation efficiency of the furfural. The strain DS1 showed better furfural removal capacity, as compared to other inorganic @entity505 sources in the media. Furthermore, a furfural concentration of as high as 4,000  mg  L(-1) was tolerated by the culture. The capacity to degrade @entity13255 was demonstrated for the first time by using the genus @entity5259 . This study suggests the possible application in biodegradation strategies.

Isolation and Characterization of a Furfural-Degrading Bacterium XXXX sp. Strain DS1.

@entity3505 :: ('4565', 'Species') :: ['wheat'] @entity12873 :: ('MESH:D004144', 'Chemical') :: ['Diosgenin', 'diosgenin'] @entity13255 :: ('MESH:D005662', 'Chemical') :: ['furfural'] @entity505 :: ('MESH:D002244', 'Chemical') :: ['carbon'] @entity5259 :: ('1396', 'Species') :: ['Bacillus cereus', 'B. cereus']
@entity5259 :: (1396,Species) :: ['Bacillus cereus']
