DEGRADATION OF DIOXANE, TETRAHYDROFURAN AND OTHER CYCLIC ETHERS BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL RHODOCOCCUS STRAIN

被引:115
作者
BERNHARDT, D [1 ]
DIEKMANN, H [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HANOVER,INST MIKROBIOL,SCHNEIDERBERG 50,W-3000 HANNOVER,GERMANY
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10.1007/BF00164711
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
By enrichment and isolation techniques bacterial strains with the capacity to grow on aliphatic cyclic ethers (dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, 1,3-dioxolane) have been isolated. Six strains that degrade tetrahydrofuran were classified as belonging to the genus Rhodococcus. One of two strains that degrade dioxane instead of or in combination with tetrahydrofuran was further characterized and a hypothetical catabolic pathway comprising an initial 2-hydroxylation and several oxidation steps is postulated.
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