Abstract
A method for selective adsorption of Rhodococcus cells in the column with hydrophobized poly(acrylamide) cryogel (cryoPAAG) was developed that allowed rhodococci separation from mixed bacterial populations and their effective concentration within a sponge-like gel matrix. Hydrophobization of cryoPAAG using the n-dodecane graft (C 12) was performed to enhance the adhesion of Rhodococcus cells to the cryogel; this was suggested by our finding that alkanotrophic rhodococci possess high adhesive activity (91–98%) towards n-alkanes, whereas other Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria tested did not adhere strongly to hydrocarbons. The selective index of the hydrophobic C 12-cryoPAAG column for Rhodococcus cells was 72% that ensured their separation from complex bacterial cultures. Respirometry results using the Columbus Micro-Oxymax® respirometer showed that the maximal respiratory activity of C 12-cryoPAAG-immobilized Rhodococcus cells incubated with petroleum hydrocarbons was 1.6–1.8 times higher than that of freely suspended cells, and this correlated with the largest immobilized cell number. Moreover, high respiration rates were maintained over 3 weeks of incubation, indicating a considerable functional stability of the cryoPAAG-immobilized biocatalyst developed.
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