METHYLOBACTERIUM EXTORQUENS SMIC-1 RESISTANT TO TETRAMETHYL AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE AND CAPABLE OF USING IT AS A CARBON SOURCE AND A METHOD OF DECREASING OR REMOVING TETRAMETHYL AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE IN A SAMPLE

摘要

A microorganism Methylobacterium extorquens SMIC-1 having improved resistance against tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide(TMAH) and being capable of growing with TMAH as a carbon source is provided to remove or reduce tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide having toxicity in wastewater. A microorganism Methylobacterium extorquens SMIC-1(KCTC 10946BP) has high resistance against tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide and is capable of growing in a medium containing TMAH as a carbon source. The tetramethyl ammonium hydroxide in a wastewater sample is removed or reduced by culturing Methylobacterium extorquens SMIC-1(KCTC 10946BP) immobilized on a carrier in the sample through batch cultivation or continuous cultivation, wherein the carrier is collagen, gelatin, agar, alginic acid, color quinine, cellulose, acetate, polyacryl amide, amide, polyurethane, polyvinylalcohol or polyethylene glycol.