title: Organophosphonate utilization by the thermophile Geobacillus caldoxylosilyticus T20.
abstract: A strain of Geobacillus caldoxylosilyticus from central heating system water could utilize a number of organophosphonates as the sole phosphorus source for growth at 60 degrees C. During growth on glyphosate, aminomethylphosphonate release to the medium was observed, and in cell extracts, a glyphosate oxidoreductase-type activity, producing stoichiometric amounts of aminomethylphosphonate and glyoxylate from glyphosate, was detectable.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Wrocław University of Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Obojska
authors.forename: Nigel G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Ternan
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lejczak
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kafarski
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: McMullan
mesh_terms: D001406:Bacillaceae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003470:Culture Media; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D006361:Heating; D006358:Hot Temperature; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000378:metabolism*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism; D000097797:Glyphosate
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D005998:Glycine; D063065:Organophosphonates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D000097797:Glyphosate