Abstract
A formaldehyde-tolerant bacterium designated as a DM-2 strain was used to biodegrade formaldehyde. The cells, precultivated in the presence of 400 ppm of formaldehyde, were able to degrade formaldehyde in a minimal medium supplemented with up to 400 ppm of formaldehyde in the presence of 3% NaCl. The rate of formaldehyde degradation achieved in this study was 45 ppm/h when the DM-2 culture's optical density at 660 nm was 1.2.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Bacteria / drug effects
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Bacteria / isolation & purification*
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Bacteria / metabolism*
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Biodegradation, Environmental
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Colony Count, Microbial
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Culture Media
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
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Formaldehyde / metabolism*
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Formaldehyde / pharmacology
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Kinetics
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Seawater / microbiology*
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Water Pollutants, Chemical / metabolism
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Water Pollutants, Chemical / pharmacology
Substances
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Culture Media
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Water Pollutants, Chemical
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Formaldehyde