| Literature DB >> 15018096 |
Chandrappa M Kamanavalli1, Harichandra Z Ninnekar.
Abstract
A bacterial strain capable of degrading 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)ethane (DDT) was isolated from insecticide-contaminated soil by biphenyl enrichment culture and identified as a Pseudomonas species. The organism degraded DDT through the intermediate formation of 2,3-dihydroxy-DDT, which undergoes meta-ring cleavage, ultimately yielding 4-chlorobenzoic acid as a stable metabolite.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15018096 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-003-4053-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Microbiol ISSN: 0343-8651 Impact factor: 2.188