title: Degradation of 2,4-dinitrophenol by two Rhodococcus erythropolis strains, HL 24-1 and HL 24-2.
abstract: Two Rhodococcus erythropolis strains, HL 24-1 and HL 24-2, were isolated from soil and river water by their abilities to utilize 2,4-dinitrophenol (0.5 mM) as the sole source of nitrogen. Although succinate was supplied as a carbon and energy source during selection, both isolates could utilize 2,4-dinitrophenol also as the sole source of carbon. Both strains metabolized 2,4-dinitrophenol under concomitant liberation of stoichiometric amounts of nitrite and 4,6-dinitrohexanoate as a minor dead-end metabolite.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrobiologie, Universität Stuttgart, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lenke
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Pieper
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruhn
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Knackmuss
mesh_terms: D019297:2,4-Dinitrophenol; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004140:Dinitrophenols / Q000378:metabolism*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D013386:Succinates / Q000378:metabolism; D019802:Succinic Acid; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D004140:Dinitrophenols; D009573:Nitrites; D013386:Succinates; D019802:Succinic Acid; D019297:2,4-Dinitrophenol