Biodegradation of phenanthrene by a Bacillus species.
A bacterial strain capable of utilizing phenanthrene as sole source of carbon was isolated from soil and identified as a Bacillus sp. The organism also utilized naphthalene, biphenyl, anthracene, and other aromatic compounds as growth substrates. The organism degraded phenanthrene through the intermediate formation of 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, which was further metabolized via o-phthalate by a protocatechuate pathway, as evidenced by oxygen uptake and enzymatic studies.
Department of Biochemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India.
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D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D049308:Dioxygenases; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000378:metabolism; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism; D012988:Soil Microbiology
D010616:Phenanthrenes; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; C031181:phenanthrene; D010105:Oxygenases; D049308:Dioxygenases; C022476:protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase