Isolation and identification of persistent chlorinated organophosphorus flame retardant-degrading bacteria.
Tris(2-chloroethyl) and tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphates are chlorinated persistent flame retardants that have recently emerged as environmental pollutants. Two bacterial strains that can degrade the compounds when they are the sole phosphorus sources have been isolated and identified as members of the sphingomonads. The strains can be useful for the bioremediation of environments contaminated with these compounds.
Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan. shoutaka@vos.nagaokaut.ac.jp
Shouji
S
Takahashi
Ikuko
I
Satake
Isao
I
Konuma
Koji
K
Kawashima
Manami
M
Kawasaki
Shingo
S
Mori
Jun
J
Morino
Junichi
J
Mori
Hongde
H
Xu
Katsumasa
K
Abe
Ryo-hei
RH
Yamada
Yoshio
Y
Kera
D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism; D005411:Flame Retardants / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010755:Organophosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D020578:Sphingomonas / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005411:Flame Retardants; D010755:Organophosphates; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S