UTILIZATION OF AROMATIC-COMPOUNDS BY THE PENICILLIUM STRAIN BI-7 2/

The Penicillium strain Bi 7/2 utilized phenol, catechol, resorcinol, h ydroquinone, pyrogallol, hydroxyhydroquinone, phloroglucinol, m- and p -cresol, orcinol, 4-methylcatechol, 4-methoxyphenol, 4-aminophenol, be nzyl alcohol, benzoic acid, 2-, 3- and 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, anthrani lic acid, protocatechuic acid and gallic acid as sole sources of carbo n and energy. The central metabolites catechol, protocatechuic acid an d hydroxyquinone could be determined by HPLC with diode-array detectio n. Pathways for the degradation of aromatic substances were proposed.