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- Title
Biodegradation of 2-Nitrotoluene by Micrococcus sp. strain SMN-1.
- Authors
Mulla, Sikandar I.; Hoskeri, Robertcyril S.; Shouche, Yogesh S.; Ninnekar, Harichandra Z.
- Abstract
bacterial consortium capable of degrading nitroaromatic compounds was isolated from pesticide-contaminated soil samples by selective enrichment on 2-nitrotoluene as a sole source of carbon and energy. The three different bacterial isolates obtained from bacterial consortium were identified as Bacillus sp. (A and C), Bacillus flexus (B) and Micrococcus sp. (D) on the basis of their morphological and biochemical characteristics and by phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The pathway for the degradation of 2-nitrotoluene by Micrococcus sp. strain SMN-1 was elucidated by the isolation and identification of metabolites, growth and enzymatic studies. The organism degraded 2-nitrotoluene through 3-methylcatechol by a meta-cleavage pathway, with release of nitrite.
- Subjects
NITROTOLUENE; ORGANONITROGEN compounds; BIODEGRADABLE products; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL decomposition; MICROCOCCUS; BIOCHEMISTRY
- Publication
Biodegradation, 2011, Vol 22, Issue 1, p95
- ISSN
0923-9820
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10532-010-9379-3