Degradation of 5-nitroguajacol by soil bacteria of the genus Rhodococcus

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Authors

NAVRÁTILOVÁ Jitka TVRZOVÁ Ludmila NEČA Jiří NĚMEC Miroslav

Year of publication 2004
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Folia Microbiologica
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Faculty of Science

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Field Microbiology, virology
Keywords Degradation;5-nitroquaiacol;Soil bacteria;Rhodococcus
Description Two bacterial strains were isolated from forest soil by selective enrichment of the mineral medium containing 4-nitropyrocatechol as the sole carbon and energy source. Both strains could utilize 4-nitopyrocatechol nad 5-nitroquaiacol.Degradation of 5-nitroquaiacol and stechiometric release of nitrites was measured during its degradation both in growing culture and for resting cells. Both strains were unable to degrade other nitroaromatic compounds such as 4-nitroquaiacol, 2-nitrophenol, 3-nitrophenol, 4-nitrophenol, 2,4-dinitrobenzoic acid, 4,5-dimethoxy-2nitrobenzoic acid and 2,3-difluoro-6nitrophenol. One strainwas identified as Rhodococcus opacus and the second one as Rhodococcus sp.
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