Degradation of trichloroethylene by Pseudomonas cepacia G4 and the constitutive mutant strain G4 5223 PR1 in aquifer microcosms.

doi:10.1128/aem.59.8.2746-2749.1993

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Degradation of trichloroethylene by Pseudomonas cepacia G4 and the constitutive mutant strain G4 5223 PR1 in aquifer microcosms.

Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Aug 1993

Krumme M L, Timmis K N, Dwyer D F

Abstract excerpt

Pseudomonas cepacia G4 degrades trichloroethylene (TCE) via a degradation pathway for aromatic compounds which is induced by substrates such as phenol and tryptophan. P. cepacia G4 5223 PR1 (PR1) is a Tn5 insertion mutant which constitutively expresses the toluene ortho-monooxygenase responsible...

Topics

Biodegradation, Environmental
Burkholderia cepacia
Ecology
Mutation
Trichloroethylene
Water Microbiology

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