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. 1988 Jul;54(7):1842–1847. doi: 10.1128/aem.54.7.1842-1847.1988

Degradation of naphthalene-2,6- and naphthalene-1,6-disulfonic acid by a Moraxella sp.

R M Wittich 1, H G Rast 1, H J Knackmuss 1
PMCID: PMC202755  PMID: 3415238

Abstract

A naphthalene-2,6-disulfonic acid (2,6NDS)-degrading Moraxella strain was isolated from an industrial sewage plant. This culture could also be adapted to naphthalene-1,6-disulfonic acid as growth substrate. Regioselective 1,2-dioxygenation effected desulfonation and catabolism to 5-sulfosalicylic acid (5SS), which also could be used as the sole carbon source. 5SS-grown cells exhibited high gentisate 1,2-dioxygenase activity. Neither 5SS- nor gentisate-grown cells oxidized 2,6NDS; therefore, 2,6NDS or an early metabolite must serve as an inducer of the initial catabolic enzyme(s).

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