title: [Microbial degradation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins].
abstract: PCDDs-degrading bacterial strains were isolated from soil and oxic-sediments polluted by PCDDs. One of them was identified as Pseudomonas sp. EE41. They are capable of growing on and degrade mono- and di-chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins as a sole carbon source. The biodegradability of TrCDD and TCDD can be enhanced through primary nutrient of co-metabolism of o-CDB, thus, 1,2,3-TrCDD and 2,3,7,8-TCDD were degraded by 33% (at the concentration of 1.2 mg/L, within 3 weeks) and 37.8% (at the concentration of 0.1 mg/L, within 3 weeks) respectively. Most highly chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (P-CDD, H6-, H7-CDD and OCDD) tested in this study were accumulated in bacterial cells, but could not be degraded.
authors.affiliation: Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins