Isolation and characterization of Rhodococcus sp. NB5 capable of degrading a high concentration of nitrobenzene.

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An efficient nitrobenzene degrading bacterium strain NB5, which was able to utilize nitrobenzene as a sole source of carbon, nitrogen and energy under aerobic condition, was isolated from activated sludge in an oil refinery at Hangzhou, China. Based on phenotypic features, 16S rDNA gene sequencing and G + C content analysis, strain NB5 was identified as Rhodococcus sp. NB5. Nitrobenzene degradation experiments...

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