title: Biodegradation of trichloroethylene by an endophyte of hybrid poplar.
abstract: We isolated and characterized a novel endophyte from hybrid poplar. This unique endophyte, identified as Enterobacter sp. strain PDN3, showed high tolerance to trichloroethylene (TCE). Without the addition of inducers, such as toluene or phenol, PDN3 rapidly reduced TCE levels in medium from 72.4 μM to 30.1 μM in 24 h with a concurrent release of 127 μM chloride ion, and nearly 80% of TCE (55.3 μM) was dechlorinated by PDN3 in 5 days with 166 μM chloride ion production, suggesting TCE degradation.
authors.affiliation: School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, College of the Environment, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Jun Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Zareen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Sharon L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Doty
mesh_terms: D001711:Biotransformation; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D060026:Endophytes / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D004754:Enterobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D032107:Populus / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014241:Trichloroethylene / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D014241:Trichloroethylene