title: [Degradation of bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate by microorganisms of water and sediments of the Selenga river and Baikal Lake under experimental conditions].
abstract: Degradation of bis-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (BEHP) by microbial associations of water and bottom sediments of the Selenga River and Lake Baikal and by pure cultures of microbial species belonging to various taxa isolated from the sediments under discussion has been studied. It has been shown that intense biological degradation occurs in both water and sediments. The degrees of conversion in experimental closed systems on minimal media are 46 and 24%, respectively. The most active of the organisms studied is a Micromironospora actinomycete. It degraded BEHP by 36% of its initial concentration. Spore-forming bacteria and microorganisms of the genus Pseudomonas were less active (17-23% and 7-11%).
authors.affiliation: Limnological Insitute, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Irkutsk, 664033 Russia. ina@lin.irk.ru
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Azarova
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Parfenova
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Baram
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Terkina
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Pavlova
authors.forename: M Iu
authors.initials: MIu
authors.lastname: Suslova
mesh_terms: D001407:Bacillus / Q000378:metabolism; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004051:Diethylhexyl Phthalate / Q000378:metabolism*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000032:analysis / Q000382:microbiology*; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000032:analysis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008848:Micromonosporaceae / Q000378:metabolism; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000378:metabolism; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004051:Diethylhexyl Phthalate