title: Isolation and characterization of 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol-degrading Ralstonia sp. strain T6.
abstract: A 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCP)-degrading strain, T6, was isolated by continuous enrichment culture and identified as Ralstonia sp. based on morphological, physiological and biochemical tests as well as 16S rDNA sequence analysis. The bacterium metabolized 100 mg/L TCP within 12 h and 700 mg/L TCP in 80 h. A green metabolite, putatively identified as 3,6-dihydroxypyridine-2,5-dione, was detected. This is the first report of TCP-degrading isolate from the genus of Ralstonia. Strain T6 could potentially be employed in bioremediation of TCP.
authors.affiliation: Key Lab of Microbiological Engineering of Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Science, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jingquan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Wenjing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Xiaoli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Zhongli
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cui
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental / Q000187:drug effects; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration / Q000187:drug effects; D007477:Ions; D008670:Metals / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D011728:Pyridones / Q000378:metabolism*; D043367:Ralstonia / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D007477:Ions; D008670:Metals; D011728:Pyridones; C012587:3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol