title: [Microbial breakdown of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (author's transl)].
abstract: Using the conventional enrichment technique various bacteria were isolated capable of degrading simple aromatic hydrocarbons such as naphthalene, phenanthrene, and anthracene. One isolate had the capacity to co-oxidize fluorene, fluoranthene, and pyrene; the higher condensed aromatics, however, were not attacked. Ecological studies in soil percolators revealed that a variety of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons including benzo(a)-pyrene and benzo(a)anthracene were degraded by microbial activities.
mesh_terms: D000873:Anthracenes / Q000378:metabolism; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes / Q000378:metabolism; D001580:Benzopyrenes / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002911:Chrysenes / Q000378:metabolism; D005449:Fluorenes / Q000378:metabolism; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000378:metabolism; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000378:metabolism; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000378:metabolism; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D001551:Benz(a)Anthracenes; D001580:Benzopyrenes; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D002911:Chrysenes; D005449:Fluorenes; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010616:Phenanthrenes; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D011721:Pyrenes
vernacular_title: Mikrobieller Abbau von polyzyklischen aromatischen Kohlenwasserstoffen