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Degradation of organophosphonates by Penicillium citrinum
Author(s) -
Zboińska E.,
Maliszewska I.,
Lejczak B.,
Kafarski P.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1111/j.1472-765x.1992.tb00781.x
Subject(s) - technical university , penicillium citrinum , chemistry , library science , computer science , food science
Utilization of organophosphonates as the sole source of phosphorus, carbon or nitrogen by a soil isolate of Penicillium citrinum was studied. Penicillium citrinum was found to utilize 2‐aminoethylphosphonic and 2‐oxoalkylphosphonic acids as the sole phosphorus source whereas 1‐hydroxyalkylphosphonates as well as 1‐aminoalkylphosphonates and their dipeptides did not support the growth of the fungus. The mould did not metabolize any of the phosphonates tested, when they served as the sole carbon or nitrogen source. Penicillium citrinum is perhaps the first mould strain isolated from soil, shown to be capable of organophosphonate degradation.