title: Aerobic degradation of 1,1,1-trichloroethane by Mycobacterium spp. isolated from soil.
abstract: Two strains of 1,1,1-trichloroethane (TCA)-degrading bacteria, TA5 and TA27, were isolated from soil and identified as Mycobacterium spp. Strains TA5 and TA27 could degrade 25 and 75 mg. liter of TCA(-1) cometabolically in the presence of ethane as a carbon source, respectively. The compound 2,2,2-trichloroethanol was produced as a metabolite of the degradation process.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0053, Japan. yagiosa@nies.go.jp
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakajima
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D001483:Base Sequence; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014240:Trichloroethanes / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014240:Trichloroethanes; C024566:1,1,1-trichloroethane