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. 1982 Feb;43(2):458–461. doi: 10.1128/aem.43.2.458-461.1982

Phenanthrene-degrading phenotype of Alcaligenes faecalis AFK2.

H Kiyohara, K Nagao, K Kouno, K Yano
PMCID: PMC241848  PMID: 7059173

Abstract

A phenanthrene-degrading bacterium that assimilated a wide range of organic compounds was isolated from a soil sample and identified as Alcaligenes faecalis strain AFK2. The strain degraded phenanthrene through protocatechuate, but did not utilize naphthalene. The phenanthrene-degrading phenotype (Phn+) of AFK2 disappeared after 20 successive subcultures in a mineral salts medium containing o-phthalate or after subculture in nutrient broth containing mitomycin C. The results suggested that the Phn+ phenotype of this strain might be encoded by extrachromosomal genes.

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