title: Microbial degradation of disodium terephthalate by alkaliphilic Dietzia sp. strain GS-1.
abstract: An alkaliphilic Dietzia sp., strain GS-1, which degraded disodium terephthalate (DT), was isolated from soil. Strain GS-1 degraded 19.3 mM of DT in 168 h at pH 10. The maximum degradation velocity was 0.46 mM/h. The resting cells efficiently degraded 28.7 mM of DT in 51 h at 28 degrees C and pH 10. The degradation velocity was 0.41 mM/(h g-wet cell).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, Fukui National College of Technology, Sabae, Japan. sugimori@fukui-nct.ac.jp
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sugimori
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dake
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D010795:Phthalic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010795:Phthalic Acids; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; C011363:terephthalic acid