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DOI 10.1897/02-446
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Title (Primary) Microbial degradation of chlorobenzene under oxygen-limited conditions leads to accumulation of 3-chlorocatechol
Author Vogt, C.; Simon, D.; Alfreider, A.; Babel, W.
Source Titel Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Year 2004
Department ISOBIO; UMB
Volume 23
Issue 2
Page From 265
Page To 270
Language englisch
Keywords Chlorobenzene; 3-Chlorocatechol; Oxygen limitation; Aquifer; In situ bioremediation
Abstract Five bacterial strains (Acidovorax facilis B517, Cellulomonas turbata B529, Pseudomonas veronii B547, Pseudomonas veronii B549, and Paenibacillus polymyxa B550) isolated on chlorobenzene as the sole source of carbon and energy were screened for the accumulation of the putative metabolic intermediate 3-chlorocatechol during growth on chlorobenzene under oxygen-limited conditions in the presence and absence of nitrate (1 mM). 3-Chlorocatechol accumulated in the growth media of all five strains, but accumulation was significantly less in cultures of A. facilis B517 compared to the other four strains. The presence of nitrate did not influence the biological conversion pattern. However, biologically produced nitrite reacted with 3-chlorocatechol chemically, a reaction that masked the accumulation of 3-chlorocatechol. For P. veronii B549, a clear relationship between the presence of 3-chlorocatechol in the medium and low oxygen concentrations was demonstrated. The assumption is made that accumulation of 3-chlorocatechol is due to the low enzymatic turnover of the 3-chlorocatechol cleaving enzyme, catechol-1,2-dioxygenase, at low oxygen concentrations
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Vogt, C., Simon, D., Alfreider, A., Babel, W. (2004):
Microbial degradation of chlorobenzene under oxygen-limited conditions leads to accumulation of 3-chlorocatechol
Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 23 (2), 265 - 270 10.1897/02-446