title: Biodegradation of 4-chlorobiphenyl by Micrococcus species.
abstract: A Micrococcus sp., isolated by enrichment culture, grew on 4-chlorobiphenyl at 2 g/l as sole carbon source and produced 4-chlorobenzoic acid in the culture medium as a dead-end metabolite. The organism degraded 4-chlorobiphenyl by 2,3-dihydroxylation followed by meta-ring cleavage to yield 4-chlorobenzoate and carbon fragments for cell growth.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Division, Department of Chemistry, Karnatak University, 580 003, Dharwad, India.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Bevinakatti
authors.forename: H Z
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Ninnekar