Microbial growth on dichlorobiphenyls chlorinated on both rings as a sole carbon and energy source.
We have isolated bacterial strains capable of aerobic growth on ortho-substituted dichlorobiphenyls as sole carbon and energy sources. During growth on 2,2'-dichlorobiphenyl and 2,4'-dichlorobiphenyl strain SK-4 produced stoichiometric amounts of 2-chlorobenzoate and 4-chlorobenzoate, respectively. Chlorobenzoates were not produced when strain SK-3 was grown on 2,4'-dichlorobiphenyl.
Environmental Science Research Center, School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
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D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D002713:Chlorine / Q000737:chemistry; D003470:Culture Media; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D006088:Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology
D003470:Culture Media; D012722:Sewage; C012280:2,2'-dichlorobiphenyl; D002713:Chlorine; D002244:Carbon; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls; C029907:2,4'-dichlorobiphenyl