Influence of organic nutrients and cocultures on the competitive behavior of 1,2-dichloroethane-degrading bacteria.

doi:10.1128/aem.59.10.3400-3405.1993

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Influence of organic nutrients and cocultures on the competitive behavior of 1,2-dichloroethane-degrading bacteria.

Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Oct 1993

van den Wijngaard A J, van der Kleij R G, Doornweerd R E, Janssen D B

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The effects of organic nutrients and cocultures on substrate removal by and competitive behavior of 1,2-dichloroethane-degrading bacteria were investigated. Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10 needed biotin for optimal growth on 1,2-dichloroethane. In continuous culture, dilution of biotin to a conce...

Topics

Air Pollutants
Bacteria
Biodegradation, Environmental
Culture Media
Ethylene Dichlorides
Methylococcaceae
Mutation
Pseudomonas

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