In the presence of bromide, ozonation as applied in water treatment results in the formation of bromate, an ion with carcinogenic properties. The reduction of bromate by mixed bacterial populations as well as pure cultures was studied under laboratory conditions. Bromate was reduced to bromide by a mixed bacterial population with and without a preceding nitrate reduction step in an anaerobically incubated medium with ethanol as the energy and carbon source at 20 and 25؇C. The predominating bacteria isolated from the batches showing bromate reduction were identified as Pseudomonas spp. Strains of Pseudomonas fluorescens reduced BrO 3 ؊ to Br ؊ but at a much lower rate than the mixed bacterial population did. Nitrate is a preferred electron acceptor for the bromate-reducing bacteria. Bromate reduction did not occur in the presence of NO 3 ؊ , and the rate of bromate reduction was at least 100 times lower than the rate of nitrate reduction. Bromate was completely converted to Br ؊ , indicating that intermediates, e.g., BrO 2 ؊ , did not accumulate during bromate reduction. on July 6, 2020 by guest http://aem.asm.org/ Downloaded from 240 HIJNEN ET AL. APPL. ENVIRON. MICROBIOL. on July 6, 2020 by guest http://aem.asm.org/ Downloaded from a This group included isolates Br1, Br4, Br5, Br14, Br16, Br22, and Br23. b This group included isolates Br15, Br17, Br18, Br19, Br21, Br24, and Br25. c This group included isolates Br2, Br3, Br6 to Br13, and Br20.
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