title: Degradation of lindane by Escherichia coli.
abstract: Lindane was degraded by Escherichia coli isolated from rat feces. About 10% of the added lindane was metabolized by the bacterium in Trypticase soy broth containing the pesticide. A single metabolite, 2,3,4,5,6-pentachloro-1-cyclohexene, was detected and identified by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D000818:Animals; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000378:metabolism*; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated / Q000096:biosynthesis; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane