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The biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by bacteria.

Biodegradation ·Vol. 1 ·No. 2-3 ·1990-00-00 ·Pages 191-206

Smith MR

Abstract

Aromatic compounds of both natural and man-made sources abound in the environment. The degradation of such chemicals is mainly accomplished by microorganisms. This review provides key background information but centres on recent developments in the bacterial degradation of selected man-made aromatic compounds. An aromatic compound can only be considered to be biodegraded if the ring undergoes cleavage, and this is taken as the major criteria for inclusion in this review (although the exact nature of the enzymic ring-cleavage has not been confirmed in all cases discussed). The biodegradation of benzene, certain arenes, biphenyl and selected fused aromatic hydrocarbons, by single bacterial isolates, are dealt with in detail.

MeSH Terms
Bacteria/metabolism Benzene/metabolism Biodegradation, Environmental Biphenyl Compounds/metabolism Hydrocarbons/chemistry,metabolism
Chemicals
Biphenyl Compounds Hydrocarbons diphenyl Benzene
Authors & Affiliations
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Smith M R
Division of Industrial Microbiology, Agricultural University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Article Info
Journal
Biodegradation
Abbr.
Biodegradation
ISSN
0923-9820
DOI
10.1007/BF00058836
Published
1990-00-00
Pages
191-206
Language
English
Region
Netherlands
NLM ID
9100834
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00058836 View journal details
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