title: Biodegradation of substituted benzenes.
abstract: The ability of an association of micro-organisms to degrade a range of substituted aromatic compounds was assessed. Compounds were provided as sources of carbon and energy, and degradation rates monitored. The effect of the presence of other aromatic compounds and of rapidly metabolizable substrates was also investigated. The significance of bioaugmentation of waste-treatment processes with such an inoculum is discussed.
authors.affiliation: InterBio Laboratories, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goulding
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Gillen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bolton
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*; D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002723:Chlorobenzoates / Q000378:metabolism; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000378:metabolism; D010636:Phenols / Q000378:metabolism; D011548:Pseudomonadaceae / Q000378:metabolism; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D001565:Benzoates; D002723:Chlorobenzoates; D010636:Phenols; C036427:3-chlorobenzoic acid