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. 1986 Jul;52(1):92–97. doi: 10.1128/aem.52.1.92-97.1986

Pentachlorophenol degradation: a pure bacterial culture and an epilithic microbial consortium.

E J Brown, J J Pignatello, M M Martinson, R L Crawford
PMCID: PMC203399  PMID: 3729408

Abstract

The steady-state growth of a Flavobacterium strain known to utilize pentachlorophenol (PCP) was examined when cellobiose and PCP simultaneously limited its growth rate in continuous culture. A concentration of 600 mg of PCP per liter in influent medium could be continuously degraded without affecting steady-state growth. We measured specific rates of PCP carbon degradation as high as 0.15 +/- 0.01 g (dry weight) of C per h at a growth rate of 0.045 h-1. Comparable specific rates of PCP degradation were obtained and maintained by PCP-adapted, natural consortia of epilithic microorganisms. The consortium results suggest that a fixed-film bioreactor containing a PCP-adapted natural microbial population could be used to treat PCP-contaminated water.

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