title: Enhancement of co-metabolism of chlorobenzoates by the co-substrate enrichment technique.
abstract: Chlorinated benzoates were degraded by bacteria contained in an activated sludge inoculum by a co-metabolic mechanism. This decomposition began after an initial lag period of 4 days and accounted for 63 to 69% degradation in 28 days. The co-substrate enrichment technique, using glucose as co-substrate, increased both the rate of microbial decomposition of the benzoates and the total amount of substituted aromatic compounds degraded.
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D002396:Catechols / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D002713:Chlorine; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / Q000378:metabolism*; D012722:Sewage; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D013997:Time Factors; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D002396:Catechols; D003470:Culture Media; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; D012722:Sewage; D002713:Chlorine; D005947:Glucose