Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1978 · 11 citations · 8 references
Life SciencesMicrobiologyToxicologyIndustrial MicrobiologyMicrobial EcologyWastewater TreatmentBiodegradationBioremediationOrganic Contaminant RemediationOrganic Pollutant ManagementOrganic PollutantsPesticide ChemistryAquatic BiodegradationBacterial BiodegradationBiodegradation Of Organic PollutantsCarbon Source LimitationChlorinationCometabolismOrganochlorine PesticidesPseudomonas Species
A Pseudomonas sp. capable of growth on several nonchlorinated and mono-p-chloro-substituted analogs of DDT as a sole carbon source degraded bis(p-chlorophenyl)methane and 1,1-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane only in the presence of diphenylethane. The products p-chlorophenylacetic acid and 2-(p-chlorophenyl)-propionic acid were not further metabolized by the bacterium. Other chlorinated analogs of DDT were found to be recalcitrant to cometabolic degradation with diphenylethane.
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