| Literature DB >> 16348365 |
S K Sahu1, K K Patnaik, M Sharmila, N Sethunathan.
Abstract
A Pseudomonas sp., isolated from sugarcane rhizosphere soil, readily metabolized not only alpha and gamma isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane, but also the thermodynamically more stable beta isomer, under aerobic conditions. Bacterial degradation of the three isomers led to the accumulation of a transitory metabolite and eventual release of covalently linked chlorine as chloride in stoichiometric amounts.Entities:
Year: 1990 PMID: 16348365 PMCID: PMC185037 DOI: 10.1128/aem.56.11.3620-3622.1990
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792