Isolation of bacterial strains capable of sulfamethoxazole mineralization from an acclimated membrane bioreactor

Abstract

In this study, we isolated five strains capable of degrading 14C-labeled sulfamethoxazole to 14CO2 from a membrane bioreactor acclimatized to sulfamethoxazole, carbamazepine, and diclofenac. Of these strains, two belonged to the phylum Actinobacteria, while three were members of the Proteobacteria. © 2012, American Society for Microbiology.