Degradation of Alpha-, Beta-, and Gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane by a Soil Bacterium under Aerobic Conditions | Zendy

Siddhartha K. Sahu | Zendy; K. K. Patnaik | Zendy; M. Sharmila | Zendy; N. Sethunathan | Zendy

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Degradation of Alpha-, Beta-, and Gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane by a Soil Bacterium under Aerobic Conditions

Author(s) -

Siddhartha K. Sahu,

K. K. Patnaik,

M. Sharmila,

N. Sethunathan

Publication year - 1990

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.56.11.3620-3622.1990

Subject(s) - hexachlorocyclohexane , rhizosphere , metabolite , degradation (telecommunications) , bacteria , pseudomonas , chlorine , biodegradation , chemistry , chloride , microbial biodegradation , pseudomonadales , soil microbiology , biochemistry , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry , biology , microorganism , pesticide , agronomy , telecommunications , genetics , computer science

A Pseudomonas sp., isolated from sugarcane rhizosphere soil, readily metabolized not only alpha and gamma isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane, but also the thermodynamically more stable beta isomer, under aerobic conditions. Bacterial degradation of the three isomers led to the accumulation of a transitory metabolite and eventual release of covalently linked chlorine as chloride in stoichiometric amounts.

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