Mitsevich E V, Mitsevich I P, Perelygin V V
State Scientific Center for Applied Microbiology, Obolensk, Moscow oblast, 142279 Russia.
Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol. 2000 Nov-Dec;36(6):642-6.
A possibility of isolation of microorganisms, potential destructors of chlorinated organics from aged Vietnamese soils polluted with dioxine-containing defoliants was demonstrated. As an example, the ability of one isolated strain to metabolize pentachlorophenol and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid was shown under laboratory conditions. An attempt was made to identify intermediates of pentachlorophenol metabolism using HPLC.