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Sterolibacterium denitrificans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel cholesterol-oxidizing, denitrifying member of the beta-Proteobacteria.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 Jul 2003
Tarlera Silvana, Denner Ewald B M
Abstract excerpt
A bacterial strain (Chol-1S(T)) that is able to oxidize cholesterol to CO2 and reduce nitrate to dinitrogen was enriched and isolated from an upflow sludge bed (USB) anoxic reactor that treats sanitary landfill leachate from the city of Montevideo, Uruguay. Cells of strain Chol-1S(T) were gram-ne...
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