Escherichia hermanii--a new bacterial strain for chlorobenzene degradation.
A new bacterial strain capable of chlorobenzene degradation has been isolated from sludge of an industrial wastewater treatment plant. The micro-organism is short, rod-shaped, Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented and has been identified as Escherichia hermanii. It was observed that high chlorobenzene concentrations (up to 394 mg l-1) had low toxic effects towards this strain, which was able to degrade chlorobenzene without any previous adaptation.
Bioengineering Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019149:Bioreactors; D002722:Chlorobenzenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D004925:Escherichia / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D014871:Water Microbiology
D002722:Chlorobenzenes; D003470:Culture Media; D007220:Industrial Waste; C031294:chlorobenzene