title: Pseudomonas fluorescens KKL101, a benzoic acid degrader in a mixed culture that degrades biphenyl and polychlorinated biphenyls.
abstract: A mixed culture we had isolated, which degrades biphenyl/polychlorinated biphenyls, is composed of two strains, Pseudomonas fluorescens KKL101 and Pseudomonas sp. strain KKS102. KKS102 produces benzoic acid as a dead-end metabolite in the degradation of biphenyl. In this study we showed that KKL101 grew on benzoic acid as a sole source of carbon. This indicated a role of KKS102 in the growth of KKL101 and KKL101 for the growth of KKS102 in the mixed culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohtsubo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takagi
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D019817:Benzoic Acid; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000378:metabolism*; D011551:Pseudomonas fluorescens / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D001713:Biphenyl Compounds; D019817:Benzoic Acid; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls