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Table 1 Samples profile, phenotypic and molecular features and bioremediation analysis of mycobacterial isolates from Iranian ecosystems

From: Screening, isolation and molecular identification of biodegrading mycobacteria from Iranian ecosystems and analysis of their biodegradation activity

Sample profile

Phenotypic features

16S rRNA analysis

Biodegradation activity

Isolates

Location (city) Province

Source

pH

Temperature

Opt. Tm

Growth rate

Semi quantitative catalase

Tween 80 hydrolyses

Tolerance of NaCl5%

Pyrazinamidase

Reduction of tellurite potassium

Urease

Runyon group

Similarity (%)

Base pair differences

Identification

A (2, 12, 13)

Khorramabad (Lorestan)

River sediment/forest soil

7

8–14

35

R

+

+

+

−

−

+

IV

99.69

4/1285

M. sacrum like

PAHs/sodium sulfate

A28

Ahwaz (Khuzestan)

River sediment

7.2

18

35

R

+

+

+

−

−

+

IV

99.69

4/1285

M. sacrum like

PAHs/sodium sulfate

A53

Fulad Shahr (Isfahan)

Forest soil

7.4

30

30

R

−

+

+

−

−

+

IV

97.74

22/974

M. flavescens

PAHs/crude oil

A82

Dorud (Lorestan)

River sediment

7.2

25

30

R

−

+

+

−

−

+

IV

97.74

22/974

M. flavescens

PAHs/crude oil

A (113, 88)

Yazd (Yazd)

Hospital water

7.4

14

30

R

−

+

+

−

−

+

IV

97.74

22/974

M. flavescens

PAHs/crude oil

A38

Shazand (Markazi)

Oil refinery soil

8.5

6

35

R

+

−

+

+

−

−

IV

100

0/1074

M. conceptionense

Dibenzothiophene

A55

Abadan (Khuzestan)

Oil refinery soil

7.6

24

25

R

+

+

+

−

−

+

IV

99.9

1/1074

M. monacense

PAHs/crude oil/pristan

A75

Isfahan (Isfahan)

Porcelain wastewater

6.5

20

25

R

+

+

+

−

−

+

IV

99.9

1/1074

M. monacense

PAHs/crude oil/pristan

A6

Dezful (Khuzestan)

Dam water

7.6

13

30

R

−

+

+

−

+

+

IV

99.56

6/1378

M. vanbaalenii like

PAHs

A16

Arak (Markazi)

Salt Lake sediment

8

4

25

R

−

−

−

+

−

+

IV

98.22

24/1352

M. gadium like

Sodium sulfate

A4

Khorram abad (Lorestan)

Land farm soil

7

14

25

R

+

+

−

−

+

+

IV

99.48

7/1356

M. tusciae like

PAHs

A23

Kish (Hormozgan)

Sea sediment

7.9

20

30

R

+

−

+

−

−

+

IV

98.1

18/916

M. pallens like

PAHs

A7

Isfahan (Isfahan)

Hospital water

7.6

12

30

S

−

−

+

+

−

−

II

99

9/960

M. cookii like

–

A15

Omidie (Khuzestan)

Oil contaminated soil

6.4

25

25

R

+

+

+

−

−

+

IV

99.9

1/1023

M. porcinum

PAHs/crude oil/phenol

A18

Khorramabad (Lorestan)

Hospital water

7.6

10

35

S

−

−

+

+

+

−

I

100

0/999

M simiae

–

A5

Bushehr (Bushehr)

Sea sediment

7.2

24

30

R

+

+

+

−

−

+

IV

100

0/872

M. fredriksbergense

PAHs/crude oil

A9

Isfahan (Isfahan)

River sediment

7.8

8

30

R

+

+

+

−

−

+

IV

100

0/872

M. .fredriksbergense

PAHs/crude oil

A8

Shahin Shahr (Isfahan)

Oil refinery soil

8.3

18

30

R

+

−

+

−

−

−

IV

99.4

4/663

M. celeriflavum

PAHs

A14

Omidie (Khuzestan)

Oil well sediments

6.9

20

25

R

+

+

−

−

+

+

IV

99.2

11/1378

M. vaccae like

PAHs/crude oil

A33

Bandar anzali (Gilan)

River sediments

6.8

20

35

R

+

+

+

+

+

−

IV

99.7

3/983

M. novocastrense

Sulfate sodium

A (24, A25, A52)

Isfahan (Isfahan)

Hospital water and soil

7–8.8

12–28

35

S

+

−

−

−

+

−

II

99.6–99.9

1–4/995

M. paragordonae

–

A90

Shahr Kurd (kohkiloye)

Hospital water

7.6

14

35

S

+

−

−

−

+

−

II

99.9

1/995

M. paragordonae

–

A11

Dorud (Lorestan)

Cement factory soil

6.8

14

35

R

+

−

+

+

+

+

IV

100

0/1044

M. aurum

PAHs/PVC/morpholine/piperidin

A89

Kermanshah (Kermanshah)

Petrochemical factory soil

7

16

35

R

+

−

+

+

+

+

IV

100

0/1044

M. aurum

PAHs/PVC/morpholine/piperidin

A43

Hamadan (Hamadan)

Power plant soil

8.5

6

35

R

+

−

−

+

+

+

IV

99.12

11/1253

M. neoaurum

PAHs/crude oil/pristan

A27

Kerman (Kerman)

Sarcheshmeh copper mine soil

8.4

16

25

R

−

+

+

−

+

−

IV

99.63

4/1067

M. obuense

PAHs/methoxy chloro ethane

A85

Chabahar (Sistan and balochestan)

Sea sediments

7.4

14

35

R

−

+

−

+

+

−

IV

99.64

5/1385

M. phocaicum like

PAHs/crude oil/fluoro-glycofen ethyl

A3

Ahwaz (Khuzestan)

River sediments

7.8

16

35

R

−

+

−

+

+

−

IV

99.64

5/1385

M. phocaicum like

PAHs/crude oil/fluoro-glycofen ethyl

A (44, 49)

Khorramabad (Lorestan)

Forest soil

7 –7.6

14–26

35

R

−

−

−

+

−

−

IV

98.56–100

0–12/1247

M. fortuitum

Natural rubber/phenols/squalene

A63

Isfahan (Isfahan)

Hospital water

7.4

16

35

R

−

−

−

+

−

−

IV

100

0/1247

M. fortuitum

Natural rubber/phenols/squalene

A (69, 91)

Najaf abad (Isfahan)

Tile factory sewage

7.6

22

35

R

−

−

−

+

−

−

IV

98.56–100

0–12/1247

M. fortuitum

Natural rubber/phenols/squalene

A115

Ramsar (Mazandaran)

Forest soil

7

18

35

R

−

−

−

+

−

−

IV

98.88

6/1247

M. fortuitum

Natural rubber/phenols/squalene

  1. Opt. Tm optimum temperature, Similarity % similarity to the nearest validated species, Base pair differences the number of nucleotide differences between the isolates and the nearest validated species, R resistance