Toxin-Eating Bacteria and Bioremediation

Abstract

Bacteria that can use antibiotics as a carbon source are provided. Methods and bacteria useful for bioremediation are also provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A clonal isolate of a bacterium that can use one or more antibiotics as a carbon source, wherein the bacterium has a 16S nucleic acid sequence comprising a GenBank Accession Number selected from the group consisting of EU515334, EU515335, EU515336, EU515337, EU515338, EU515339, EU515400, EU515401, EU515402, EU515403, EU515404, EU515405, EU515406, EU515407, EU515408, EU515409, EU515410, EU515411, EU515412, EU515413, EU515414, EU515415, EU515416, EU515417, EU515418, EU515419, EU515420, EU515421, EU515422, EU515423, EU515424, EU515425, EU515426, EU515427, EU515428, EU515429, EU515430, EU515431, EU515432, EU515433, EU515434, EU515435, EU515436, EU515437, EU515438, EU515439, EU515440, EU515441, EU515442, EU515443, EU515444, EU515445, EU515446, EU515447, EU515448, EU515449, EU515450, EU515451, EU515452, EU515453, EU515454, EU515455, EU515456, EU515457, EU515458, EU515459, EU515460, EU515461, EU515462, EU515463, EU515464, EU515465, EU515466, EU515467, EU515468, EU515469 EU515470, EU515471, EU515472, EU515473, EU515474, EU515475, EU515476, EU515477, EU515478, EU515479, EU515480, EU515481, EU515482, EU515483, EU515484, EU515485, EU515486, EU515487, EU515488, EU515489, EU515490, EU515491, EU515492, EU515493, EU515494, EU515495, EU515496, EU515497, EU515498, EU515499, EU515500, EU515501, EU515502, EU515503, EU515504, EU515505, EU515506, EU515507, EU515508, EU515509, EU515510, EU515511, EU515512, EU515513, EU515514, EU515515, EU515516, EU515517, EU515518, EU515519, EU515520, EU515521, EU515522, EU515523, EU515524, EU515525, EU515526, EU515527, EU515528, EU515529, EU515530, EU515531, EU515532, EU515533, EU515534, EU515535, EU515536, EU515537, EU515538, EU515539, EU515540, EU515541, EU515542, EU515543, EU515544, EU515545, EU515546, EU515547, EU515548, EU515549, EU515550, EU515551, EU515552, EU515553, EU515554, EU515555, EU515556, EU515557, EU515558, EU515559, EU515560, EU515561, EU515562, EU515563, EU515564, EU515565, EU515566, EU515567, EU515568, EU515569, EU515570, EU515571, EU515572, EU515573, EU515574, EU515575, EU515576, EU515577, EU515578, EU515579, EU515580, EU515581, EU515582, EU515583, EU515584, EU515585, EU515586, EU515587, EU515588, EU515589, EU515590, EU515591, EU515592, EU515593, EU515594, EU515595, EU515596, EU515597, EU515598, EU515599, EU515600, EU515601, EU515602, EU515603, EU515604, EU515605, EU515606, EU515607, EU515608, EU515609, EU515610, EU515611, EU515612, EU515613, EU515614, EU515615, EU515616, EU515617, EU515618, EU515619, EU515620, EU515621, EU515622 and EU515623. 
     
     
         2 . The bacterium of  claim 1 , wherein one or more antibiotics are from the antibiotic class selected from the group consisting of pyrimidine derivative, sulfonamide, quinolone, glycopeptides, beta-lactam, amphenicols, aminoglycoside and amino acid derivative. 
     
     
         3 . The bacterium of  claim 1 , wherein one or more antibiotics are selected from the group consisting of chloramphenicol, penicillin G, vancomycin, carbenicillin, ciprofloxacin, mafenide, kanamycin, sisomicin, amikacin, trimethropin, D-cycloserine, gentamicin, dicloxacillin, nalidixic acid, thiamphenicol, levofloxacin, sulfamethizole and sulfisoxazole. 
     
     
         4 . The bacterium of  claim 1 , wherein the bacterium uses the one or more antibiotics as a sole carbon source.