TY - JOUR
T1 - Biodegradation of trichloroethylene by an endophyte of hybrid poplar
AU - Kang, Jun Won
AU - Khan, Zareen
AU - Doty, Sharon L.
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - We isolated and characterized a novel endophyte from hybrid poplar. This unique endophyte, identified as Enterobacter sp. strain PDN3, showed high tolerance to trichloroethylene (TCE). Without the addition of inducers, such as toluene or phenol, PDN3 rapidly reduced TCE levels in medium from 72.4 μM to 30.1 μM in 24 h with a concurrent release of 127 μM chloride ion, and nearly 80% of TCE (55.3 μM) was dechlorinated by PDN3 in 5 days with 166 μM chloride ion production, suggesting TCE degradation.
AB - We isolated and characterized a novel endophyte from hybrid poplar. This unique endophyte, identified as Enterobacter sp. strain PDN3, showed high tolerance to trichloroethylene (TCE). Without the addition of inducers, such as toluene or phenol, PDN3 rapidly reduced TCE levels in medium from 72.4 μM to 30.1 μM in 24 h with a concurrent release of 127 μM chloride ion, and nearly 80% of TCE (55.3 μM) was dechlorinated by PDN3 in 5 days with 166 μM chloride ion production, suggesting TCE degradation.
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U2 - 10.1128/AEM.06852-11
DO - 10.1128/AEM.06852-11
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 22367087
AN - SCOPUS:84861156878
SN - 0099-2240
VL - 78
SP - 3504
EP - 3507
JO - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
JF - Applied and Environmental Microbiology
IS - 9
ER -