Organophosphonate utilization by the thermophile Geobacillus caldoxylosilyticus T20.
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.
Obojska
Agnieszka
A
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Wrocław University of Technology, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland.
Ternan
Nigel G
NG
Lejczak
Barbara
B
Kafarski
Pawel
P
McMullan
Geoff
G
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
D003470:Culture Media; D005998:Glycine; D063065:Organophosphonates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010088:Oxidoreductases; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D000097797:Glyphosate