Electro bioremediación de fondos de tanques petroleros

The aim of this study was to use a voltage difference to increase the bioavailability of hydrocarbons presents in the bottom sediments of oil tank. This experiment was carried out in a glass cuba with three compartment communicated by phosphate-buffered saline bridges that allowed the voltage difference and maintained the soil pH at optimum values for bacterial life. After several 4 days the bioavailability of hydrocarbon was increased by 18.8% in the area near the anode and 5.5% in the area near the cathode.El objetivo de este estudio fue utilizar una diferencia de voltaje para aumentar la biodisponibilidad de los hidrocarburos presentes en los sedimentos del fondo de tanques petroleros. El experimento se realizó en una cuba de vidrio con tres compartimento comunicadas por puentes salinos de buffer fosfato que permitieron la diferencia de voltaje y mantener el pH del suelo en valores óptimos para la vida bacteriana. Después de 4 días se aumento en un 18.8% los hidrocarburos biodisponibles en la zona cercana al ánodo y 5.5% en la zona cercana al cátodo

Cambios en las comunidades bacterianas de suelo luego de una contaminación con hexadecano

This paper reports on changes in the soil bacterial community from a petroleum zone of Argentina. Changes were observed in a microcosm test which was subject to contamination with hexadecane. The determination of hydrocarbons and bacterial counts were performed weekly. Changes in bacterial diversity were determined by the analysis of membrane fatty acids (FAMEs), identified and quantified by gas chromatography using according to MIDI parameters. It was observed that contamination with hexadecane cause a disturbance in the soil leading to a change in the bacterial community structure.El presente trabajo informa sobre los cambios en la comunidad bacteriana de un suelo proveniente de una zona hidrocarburífera de Argentina. Los cambios se observaron en un ensayo de microcosmo el cual fue sometido a contaminación con hexadecano. La determinacion de hidrocarburos y los recuentos bacterianos fueron realizados semanalmente. Los cambios en la diversidad bacteriana se determinaron por la el análisis de los ácidos grasos de membrana (FAMEs); identificándose y cuantificándose por cromatografía gaseosa utilizando los parámetros según MIDI. Se observó que la contaminación con hexadecano causa un disturbio en el suelo que conduce a un cambio en la estructura de la comunidad bacteriana

Evaluación del tiempo de vida de bacterias potencialmente patógenas en sedimentos marinos

El presente trabajo tuvo por objeto determinar el período de supervivencia en sedimentos marinos de bacterias con riesgo biológico o indicadoras. Se tomaron muestras de sedimento marino intermareal en dos playas de la ciudad de Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina; una sometida a contaminación por efluentes domiciliarios, y otra sin pruebas de contaminación evidente. Sobre éstos se realizó una caracterización inicial por recuento de bacterias en diferentes medios de cultivo (TSA, VRB, VRBG, TCBS, agar bilis esculina y agar cetrimide) y por su identificación. También se realizó un estudio de supervivencia de los microorganismos de interés en microcosmos. Estos fueron monitoreados por conteo de bacterias y por identificación de los integrantes de interés. Los principales resultados indicaron que existe una marcada diferencia en la composición de la comunidad bacteriana entre ambas muestras. Los géneros bacterianos en la muestra contaminada fueron Aeromonas, Salmonella, Pseudomonas, Escherichia, Ochrobactum y Klebsiella, y en la playa no contaminada Bacillus, Paenibacillus, Micrococcus, Photobacterium y Vibrio. El ensayo en microcosmos demostró que, luego de 65 días, la comunidad bacteriana de la playa contaminada fue similar a la del sedimento sin contaminación, indicando que al retirar la fuente de contaminación, es probable la recuperación de la zona afectada.Evaluation of life-span of potentially pathogenic bacteria in marine sediments Abstract: The present study had the purpose of determining the survival period of bacteria which represent a biological risk and are indicators of contamination. Inter-tide marine sediment samples were taken at two beaches of the Comodoro Rivadavia city in Argentine; one the beaches was submitted to contamination due to household effluents, and the other without proof of evident contamination. These samples were initially characterized by bacterial counts in different culture media (TSA, VRB, TCBS, bile esculin agar and cetrimide agar) and by their identification. A study of the survival of the target bacteria in microcosm was also done, monitored by bacterial counts and identification of these bacteria. The main results indicated that there was a marked difference in the composition of the bacterial community between the two samples. In the contaminated sample the bacterial genus were Aeromonas, Salmonella, Pseudomonas, Escherichia, Ochrobactum and Klebsiella, and in the non-contaminated beach Bacillus, Paenibacillus, Micrococcus, Photobacterium and Vibrio. The microcosm assay showed that after 65 days the bacterial community of the contaminated beach was similar to that of the non-contaminated beach sediment, indicating that by withdrawing the contamination source, the affected zone can probably be recovered

Diversidad de bacterias cultivables con capacidad de degradar hidrocarburos de la playa de Caleta Córdova, Argentina

<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">En el presente trabajo se estudiaron las comunidades bacterianas aisladas de agua de mar y sedimentos intermareales de Caleta Córdova, norte de Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina. Tres sitios fueron muestreados estacionalmente entre los años 2005 y 2006; el primer sitio fue una playa pública, el segundo sitio cerca de un puerto pesquero y el tercero cerca de una boya de toma de petróleo. Las comunidades bacterianas fueron determinadas en base a las diferencias en la composición de ácidos grasos de membrana, las bacterias fueron identificadas por medio del Sistema Sherlock MIDI, y el potencial de las comunidades para la utilización de hidrocarburos por la mineralización de gasoil, petróleo, kerosene, aceite lubricante y nafta. Las mineralizaciones evidenciaron la capacidad de los microorganismos para la degradación de hidrocarburos en dos de los sitios estudiados. Se aislaron 251 cepas de las que se lograron identificar 124 correspondientes a 24 géneros y 40 especies; la más frecuente fue <em>Pseudoalteromonas</em>. </span

Diversity of culturable marine bacteria on the coastline of the central area of San Jorge Gulf, Argentina

This study aims to isolate and identify culturable marine bacteria from 4 locations in the San Jorge Gulf. A total of 1,532 strains were isolated using oligotrophic, heterotrophic and hydrocarbon- degrading bacteria media, and identified with reference to bacterial fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiles. Gram-negative bacteria were the most abundant, Pseudoalteromonas comprised 17% of the isolated bacteria, followed by Pseudomonas, with 11.14%. The Gram-positive bacteria genera identified were Staphylococcus, Bacillus and Micrococcus. In addition, those bacteria able to degrade hydrocarbons were: Arthrobacter, Dietzia, Acinetobacter, Microbacterium, Micrococcus, Bacillus, Pseudomonas and Pseudoalteromonas

Initial invasive or conservative strategy for stable coronary disease

BACKGROUND Among patients with stable coronary disease and moderate or severe ischemia, whether clinical outcomes are better in those who receive an invasive intervention plus medical therapy than in those who receive medical therapy alone is uncertain. METHODS We randomly assigned 5179 patients with moderate or severe ischemia to an initial invasive strategy (angiography and revascularization when feasible) and medical therapy or to an initial conservative strategy of medical therapy alone and angiography if medical therapy failed. The primary outcome was a composite of death from cardiovascular causes, myocardial infarction, or hospitalization for unstable angina, heart failure, or resuscitated cardiac arrest. A key secondary outcome was death from cardiovascular causes or myocardial infarction. RESULTS Over a median of 3.2 years, 318 primary outcome events occurred in the invasive-strategy group and 352 occurred in the conservative-strategy group. At 6 months, the cumulative event rate was 5.3% in the invasive-strategy group and 3.4% in the conservative-strategy group (difference, 1.9 percentage points; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.8 to 3.0); at 5 years, the cumulative event rate was 16.4% and 18.2%, respectively (difference, 121.8 percentage points; 95% CI, 124.7 to 1.0). Results were similar with respect to the key secondary outcome. The incidence of the primary outcome was sensitive to the definition of myocardial infarction; a secondary analysis yielded more procedural myocardial infarctions of uncertain clinical importance. There were 145 deaths in the invasive-strategy group and 144 deaths in the conservative-strategy group (hazard ratio, 1.05; 95% CI, 0.83 to 1.32). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with stable coronary disease and moderate or severe ischemia, we did not find evidence that an initial invasive strategy, as compared with an initial conservative strategy, reduced the risk of ischemic cardiovascular events or death from any cause over a median of 3.2 years. The trial findings were sensitive to the definition of myocardial infarction that was used