TABLE 1.
Bacterial cultures and strains used and isolated in this study
| Culture or straina | Isolated from | Characteristicsb | Source or reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultures | |||
| Linuron-degrading culture | Soil treated with linuron, diuron, and simazine | L+, 3,4-DCA+, 3-CA+, 4-CA+, aniline+, N,O-DMHA+, metobromuron+ | 12 |
| N,O-DMHA-degrading subculture | Linuron-degrading culture | L−, 3,4-DCA−, 3-CA−, 4-CA−, aniline−, N,O-DMHA+ | This study |
| 3,4-DCA-degrading subculture | Linuron-degrading culture | L−, 3,4-DCA+, 3-CA+, 4-CA+, aniline+, N,O-DMHA− | This study |
| 3-CA-degrading subculture | Linuron-degrading culture | L−, 3,4-DCA+, 3-CA+, 4-CA+, aniline+, N,O-DMHA− | This study |
| 4-CA-degrading subculture | Linuron-degrading culture | 4-CA+, other compounds not tested | This study |
| Aniline degrading subculture | Linuron-degrading culture | Aniline+, other compounds not tested | This study |
| Strains | This study | ||
| Variovorax sp. strain WDL1 | Linuron-degrading culture | L+, 3,4-DCA+, 3-CA+, 4-CA+, aniline+, N,O-DMHA? | This study |
| Delftia acidovorans WDL34 | Linuron-degrading culture, | L−, 3,4-DCA+, 3-CA+, 4-CA+, aniline+, N,O-DMHA− | This study |
| 3,4-DCA-culture | |||
| Pseudomonas sp. strain WDL5 | Linuron-degrading culture, 3,4-DCA culture, N,O-DMHA culture | L−, 3,4-DCA−, 3-CA−, 4-CA−, aniline−, N,O-DMHA− | This study |
| H. sulfonivorans WDL6 | N,O-DMHA culture | L−, 3,4-DCA−, 3-CA−, 4-CA−, aniline−, N,O-DMHA+ | This study |
| Comamonas testosteroni WDL7 | 3-CA culture | L−, 3,4-DCA+, 3-CA+, 4-CA+, aniline+, N,O-DMHA− | This study |
a
Strains were isolated from a linuron-degrading culture that had been transferred over 25 months and from a 3,4-DCA-, 3-CA-, or N,O-DMHA-degrading culture transferred over 4 months.
b
+ and −, used or not used, respectively, as the sole source of C, N, and energy.