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. 1997 Dec;63(12):4961–4964. doi: 10.1128/aem.63.12.4961-4964.1997

Effect of Chlorinated Ethene Conversion on Viability and Activity of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b

Vlie J Van Hylckama, W De Koning, D B Janssen
PMCID: PMC1389313  PMID: 16535757

Abstract

The effect of transformation of chlorinated ethenes on the cell viability of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b was investigated. A comparison of the loss of viability with the decrease in transformation rates showed that for the monooxygenase-mediated transformation of all chlorinated ethenes except vinyl chloride the decrease in cell viability was the predominant toxic effect.

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