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Aerobic degradation of 2‐sulphobenzoic acid by Pseudomonas strain SB(W)
Author(s) -
Gonçalves J.A,
Fedorak P.M
Publication year - 1996
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.1996.tb00194.x
Subject(s) - library science , biological sciences , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science
A. 2‐sulphobenzoic acid‐degrading bacterium, Pseudomonas sp. strain SB(W), was isolated from creosote‐contaminated soil. It used this compound as its sole carbon, sulphur and energy source, and gave a nearly stoichiometric release of sulphate from 2‐sulphobenzoic acid. It did not grow on 3‐ or 4‐ sulphobenzoic acids. Isolate SB(W) produced two transient metabolites. The first to appear, and the more abundant metabolite, was identified as 2,3‐dihydroxybenzoic acid. The second metabolite was identified as salicylic acid. Both of these compounds served as growth substrates for the isolate.