title: Use of aromatic compounds for growth and isolation of Zoogloea.
abstract: Nine Zoogloea strains, were examined for their ability to utilize 35 aromatic compounds. Benzoate, m-toluate, and p-toluate, as well as phenol, o-cresol, m-cresol, and p-cresol, were utilized by eight strains. These strains exhibited meta cleavage of catechol and of methyl-substituted catechols. With the exception of L-tyrosine, none of the aromatic compounds tested supported growth of Z. ramigera ATCC 19623. A medium containing sodium m-toluate was used to isolate 37 zoogloea-forming bacteria from various polluted environments. The isolates were identified as strains of Zoogloea.
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism; D002396:Catechols / Q000378:metabolism; D003408:Cresols / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D008858:Microscopy, Phase-Contrast; D010636:Phenols / Q000378:metabolism; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014050:Toluene / Q000378:metabolism; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014876:Water Pollution; D015045:Zoogloea / Q000145:classification / Q000166:cytology / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D002396:Catechols; D003408:Cresols; D003470:Culture Media; D010636:Phenols; D014050:Toluene