GROWTH OF PCB-DEGRADING BACTERIA ON COMPOUNDS FROM PHOTOSYNTHETIC PLANTS

Authors
DONNELLY PK HEGDE RS FLETCHER JS
Citation
Pk. Donnelly et al., GROWTH OF PCB-DEGRADING BACTERIA ON COMPOUNDS FROM PHOTOSYNTHETIC PLANTS, Chemosphere, 28(5), 1994, pp. 981-988
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Chemosphere → ACNP
ISSN journal
00456535
Volume
28
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
981 - 988
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-6535(1994)28:5<981:GOPBOC>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Compounds produced by photosynthetic plants were shown to support the growth of PCB-degrading bacteria, and the organisms retained their abi lity to metabolize PCBs. These results indicate that the rhizosphere z one surrounding the roots of some plant species may selectively foster the growth of PCB-degrading microbes. Thus, introduction of a careful ly selected plant species at PCB-contaminated sites has promise as a n ew means of enhancing and maintaining microbial degradation of PCBs.