This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Reprints and Permissions Copyright Information Books from ASM Press MicrobeWorld Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Stanlake, G J Articles by Finn, R K Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Stanlake, G J Articles by Finn, R K Agricola Articles by Stanlake, G J Articles by Finn, R K

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1982 December; 44(6): 1421-1427

Isolation and characterization of a pentachlorophenol-degrading bacterium.

ABSTRACT

With a new enrichment protocol, pentachlorophenol (PCP)-degrading bacteria were isolated from soil, water, and sewage. When characterized, all isolates were related and shared characteristics of the genus Arthrobacter. Growth rates for strain NC were determined for a number of substrates, including PCP and 2,4,6-trichlorophenol. Changes in PCP concentration affected growth rate and length of the lag phase but not cell yield. Increasing the pH from 6.8 to 7.8 decreased the length of the lag phase for growth on PCP. Cessation of growth, upon incremental addition of PCP, was found to be related to a decrease in pH rather than to a buildup of a toxic metabolite. Degradation of PCP by strain NC was shown to be complete.

This article has been cited by other articles:

• Im, W.-T., Bae, H.-S., Yokota, A., Lee, S. T. (2004). Herbaspirillum chlorophenolicum sp. nov., a 4-chlorophenol-degrading bacterium. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 54: 851-855 [Abstract] [Full Text]  
• D'Angelo, E. M., Reddy, K.R. (2000). Aerobic and Anaerobic Transformations of Pentachlorophenol in Wetland Soils. Soil Sci. 64: 933-943 [Abstract] [Full Text]