ANAEROBIC DEGRADATION OF INSECTICIDE LINDANE BY CLOSTRIDIUM SP

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MACRAE, IC
RAGHU, K
BAUTISTA, EM
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[1] Department of Microbiology, University of Queensland
[2] Department of Biology, University of Houston
[3] Department of Soil Microbiology, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños
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10.1038/221859a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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MANY chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticides commonly used in agriculture for pest control persist for extended periods in soils, and therefore generate problems of environmental pollution. For example, in certain circumstances, lindane (γ-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane or γ-BHC) is known to persist in soil for periods of up to 11 yr1. Such lengthy persistence has been attributed in part to the inability of the soil microflora to attack the insecticide molecule2. © 1969 Nature Publishing Group.
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