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. 1994 Jun;60(6):2187–2190. doi: 10.1128/aem.60.6.2187-2190.1994

Photometabolism of Heterocyclic Aromatic Compounds by Rhodopseudomonas palustris OU 11

C Sasikala 1,*, C V Ramana 1, P Raghuveer Rao 1
PMCID: PMC201624  PMID: 16349307

Abstract

Rhodopseudomonas palustris OU 11 (ATCC 51186; DSM 7375) isolated from a pond of chemical industry effluent could anaerobically photometabolize heterocyclic aromatic compounds belonging to the pyridine and pyrazine groups only after a period of adaptation on pyrazinoic acid of 5 to 6 weeks. Growth on heterocyclic compounds was light dependent. The effects of various concentrations of heterocyclic compounds on growth suggest that higher concentrations of these compounds inhibit growth and are toxic.

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