title: Organophosphonate utilization by the wild-type strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens.
abstract: The wild-type strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens was found to utilize a range of structurally diverse organophosphonates as its sole carbon or nitrogen sources. Representative compounds included aminoalkylphosphonates, hydroxyalkylphosphonates, oxoalkylphosphonates, and phosphono dipeptides. Among them, amino(phenyl)methylphosphonate,2-aminoethylphosphonate, aminomethylphosphonate, diisopropyl 9-aminofluoren-9-ylphosphonate, and 2-oxoalkylphosphonates were used by P. fluorescens as its sole sources of phosphorus. Only slight growth was observed on the herbicide glyphosate (N-phosphonomethylglycine), which was metabolized to aminomethylphosphonate. Neither phosphinothricin nor its dialanyl tripeptide, bialaphos, supported growth of P. fluorescens. The possible mechanisms of organophosphonate degradation by this strain are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zboińska
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lejczak
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kafarski
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media / Q000737:chemistry; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000378:metabolism*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism; D011551:Pseudomonas fluorescens / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D063065:Organophosphonates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010758:Phosphorus; D002244:Carbon; D009584:Nitrogen