title: Biodegradation of formaldehyde by a formaldehyde-resistant bacterium isolated from seawater.
abstract: A formaldehyde-tolerant bacterium designated as a DM-2 strain was used to biodegrade formaldehyde. The cells, precultivated in the presence of 400 ppm of formaldehyde, were able to degrade formaldehyde in a minimal medium supplemented with up to 400 ppm of formaldehyde in the presence of 3% NaCl. The rate of formaldehyde degradation achieved in this study was 45 ppm/h when the DM-2 culture's optical density at 660 nm was 1.2.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Koganei, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tsugawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sode
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003470:Culture Media; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D012623:Seawater / Q000382:microbiology*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D005557:Formaldehyde