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A Soil Flavobacterium sp. that Degrades Sulphanilamide and Asulam
Author(s) -
WALKER N.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1978.tb04205.x
Subject(s) - biology , botany , carbon fibers , chemistry , mathematics , composite number , algorithm
A Flavobacterium sp. which grows with either sulphanilamide or asulam as carbon and energy source has been isolated from asulam‐treated soil and characterized. Growth on sulphanilamide induces an enzyme system which oxidatively degrades sulphanilamide and asulam.