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.
Takahashi
Shouji
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Department of Environmental Systems Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan. shoutaka@vos.nagaokaut.ac.jp
Satake
Ikuko
I
Konuma
Isao
I
Kawashima
Koji
K
Kawasaki
Manami
M
Mori
Shingo
S
Morino
Jun
J
Mori
Junichi
J
Xu
Hongde
H
Abe
Katsumasa
K
Yamada
Ryo-hei
RH
Kera
Yoshio
Y
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