Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Pesticides: Degradation by Microbes

C. I. Chacko, Julie L. Lockwood, M.E. Zabik

Science · 1966 · 115 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

In culture, most of the actinomycetes and filamentous fungi tested degraded PCNB; several actinomycetes dechlorinated DDT to DDD, but no microorganism degraded dieldrin. Streptomyces aureofaciens degraded PCNB to pentachloroaniline.

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