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. 1988 Feb;54(2):428–433. doi: 10.1128/aem.54.2.428-433.1988

Metabolism of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene by flavobacteria.

E A Barnsley 1
PMCID: PMC202468  PMID: 3355133

Abstract

Flavobacteria that were able to grow on 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene (2,6-DMN) were isolated from soil. Most were able to oxidize a broad range of aromatic hydrocarbons after growth on 2,6-DMN at rates comparable to that of the oxidation of 2,6-DMN itself. One small group was neither able to grow on naphthalene nor able to oxidize this compound after growth on 2,6-DMN, but metabolized 2,6-DMN by a pathway which converged with that previously described for naphthalene metabolism in pseudomonads. These organisms could also grow on salicylate or methylsalicylate, and in so doing, early enzymes for 2,6-DMN metabolism were induced.

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