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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2004, p. 3163-3166, Vol. 70, No. 5
0099-2240/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.5.3163-3166.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by a Newly Discovered Enteric Bacterium, Leclercia adecarboxylata

Priyangshu Manab Sarma,1 Dhruva Bhattacharya,1 S. Krishnan,1 and Banwari Lal2*

Center of Bioresources and Biotechnology, TERI School of Advanced Studies,1 Microbial Biotechnology, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, India 1100032

Received 15 November 2003/ Accepted 30 January 2004

A bacterial strain, PS4040, capable of degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for use as the sole carbon source was isolated from oily-sludge-contaminated soil. The 16S rRNA gene showed 98.8% homology to that of Leclercia adecarboxylata. Comparative molecular typing with the clinical strain of L. adecarboxylata revealed that there were few comigrating and few distinct amplimers among them.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: The Energy and Resources Institute, Habitat Place, Lodhi Rd., New Delhi, India 110003. Phone: 91-011-24682100. Fax: 91-011-24682144. E-mail: banwaril{at}teri.res.in.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2004, p. 3163-3166, Vol. 70, No. 5
0099-2240/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.5.3163-3166.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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