Candida tropicalis: characterization of a strain capable of degrading high concentrations of phenol.
This study was to demonstrate the degradation effectiveness and application potential of Candida tropicalis JH8. A phenol-degrading yeast was isolated from activated sludge and was identified as C. tropicalis. It used phenol as the sole source of carbon at up to 1,800 mg l(-1). The optimal conditions for phenol degradation were pH 6 at 37 °C with a 2% (v/v) inoculum. Complete degradation of 1,800 mg phenol l(-1) was achieved after 62 h.
College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
Liming
L
Wang
Yanwen
Y
Lin
Linyan
L
Yang
Ping
P
Yu
Zhixiong
Z
Xie
Yunbai
Y
Luo
D041022:Candida tropicalis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D019800:Phenol / Q000378:metabolism*; D012722:Sewage / Q000382:microbiology
D012722:Sewage; D019800:Phenol; D002244:Carbon