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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1981 October; 42(4): 737-739

Isolation and Genetic Characterization of Bacteria That Degrade Chloroaromatic Compounds

¹ Department of Microbiology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
² Department of Environmental Technology, The Hooker Chemical Company, Research Center, Grand Island, New York 14702

ABSTRACT

Bacteria were isolated from a landfill site previously used for disposal of chlorinated organic wastes. These soil isolates were capable of utilizing various chloroaromatic compounds. One such bacterial strain, designated Pseudomonas cepacia HCV (2,6-DCT) and growing on 2,6-dichlorotoluene, transferred this trait to a catechol-1,2-oxygenase mutant of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

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