title: Growth of the fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum with toluene as the sole carbon and energy source.
abstract: The fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum was isolated from a biofilter used for the removal of toluene from waste gases. This is the first report describing growth of a eukaryotic organism with toluene as the sole source of carbon and energy. The oxygen consumption rates, as well as the measured enzyme activities, of toluene-grown C. sphaerospermum indicate that toluene is degraded by an initial attack on the methyl group.
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D002963:Cladosporium / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D004798:Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D014050:Toluene; D002244:Carbon