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. 1986 Feb;51(2):435–437. doi: 10.1128/aem.51.2.435-437.1986

Fungal Metabolism of n-Alkylbenzenes

Phillip M Fedorak 1,*, Donald W S Westlake 1
PMCID: PMC238889  PMID: 16347000

Abstract

Isolates of Paecilomyces, Verticillium, Beauveria, and Penicillium species were tested for ability to metabolize a variety of n-alkylbenzenes. Minimum side chain lengths were required for metabolism of these substrates. These were C4 for the Paecilomyces sp., C8 for the Verticillium sp., and C9 for the other two isolates. Growth on dodecylbenzene yielded benzoic and phenylacetic acids as transient intermediates, and these acids supported growth of the isolates.

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