Pseudomonas fluorescens KKL101, a benzoic acid degrader in a mixed culture that degrades biphenyl and polychlorinated biphenyls

Y Kikuchi; Y Nagata; Y Ohtsubo; T Koana; M Takagi

doi:10.1271/bbb.59.2303

Pseudomonas fluorescens KKL101, a benzoic acid degrader in a mixed culture that degrades biphenyl and polychlorinated biphenyls

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 1995 Dec;59(12):2303-4. doi: 10.1271/bbb.59.2303.

Authors

Y Kikuchi¹, Y Nagata, Y Ohtsubo, T Koana, M Takagi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biotechnology, University of Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 8611753
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.59.2303

Abstract

A mixed culture we had isolated, which degrades biphenyl/polychlorinated biphenyls, is composed of two strains, Pseudomonas fluorescens KKL101 and Pseudomonas sp. strain KKS102. KKS102 produces benzoic acid as a dead-end metabolite in the degradation of biphenyl. In this study we showed that KKL101 grew on benzoic acid as a sole source of carbon. This indicated a role of KKS102 in the growth of KKL101 and KKL101 for the growth of KKS102 in the mixed culture.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bacteriological Techniques
Benzoates / metabolism*
Benzoic Acid
Biphenyl Compounds / metabolism*
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Polychlorinated Biphenyls / metabolism*
Pseudomonas fluorescens / metabolism*

Substances

Benzoates
Biphenyl Compounds
Benzoic Acid
Polychlorinated Biphenyls