title: Tributyl phosphate degradation by Serratia odorifera.
abstract: Several strains from tributyl phosphate (TBP)-polluted soils were isolated and screened for their ability to degraded this widely used organophosphorus compound. The most active strain, identified as Serratia odorifera, degrades up to 600 microM TBP (initially present in the medium at 2 mM) during its growth phase, within 8 h from inoculation. However, this bacterium could not utilize TBP as the sole carbon and/or phosphorus source but nevertheless is a good candidate for bioremediation of TBP-polluted industrial sites.
authors.affiliation: CEA Cadarache, DSV DEVM LBC, Univ-Méditerranée CEA 1000, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France.
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Berne
authors.forename: Blandine
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Montjarret
authors.forename: Yasmina
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guountti
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Garcia
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D007700:Kinetics; D010755:Organophosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D012705:Serratia / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010755:Organophosphates; D012989:Soil Pollutants; C009524:tributyl phosphate