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Rehmann, K. ; Noll, H. ; Steinberg, C.* ; Kettrup, A.

Pyrene degradation by Mycobacterium sp. strain KR2.

Chemosphere 36, 2977-2992 (1998)
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A Mycobacterium sp., strain KR2 which was able to utilise pyrene as sole source of carbon and energy was isolated from a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contaminated soil originating from the area of a former gaswork plant. The isolate metabolised up to 60% of the pyrene added (0.5 mg/mL) within 8 days at 20 degrees C. Cis-4,5-pyrene dihydrodiol, 4,5-phenanthrene dicarboxylic acid, 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid, 2-carboxybenzaldehyde, phthalic acid, and protocatechuic acid were identified as degradation products. Based on these findings a degradation pathway for pyrene is suggested which is in good accordance with the data published so far on bacterial pyrene metabolism.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Polycyclic Aromatic-hydrocarbons; Ring Fission-products; Microbial-degradation; Mineralization; Identification; Phenanthrene; Soils; Fluoranthene; Biodegradation; Bioremediation
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0045-6535
e-ISSN 1879-1298
Journal Chemosphere
Quellenangaben Volume: 36, Issue: 14, Pages: 2977-2992 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Elsevier
Publishing Place Kidlington, Oxford
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IOEC)