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. 1978 Nov;36(5):668–672. doi: 10.1128/aem.36.5.668-672.1978

Phosphorus-containing pesticide breakdown products: quantitative utilization as phosphorus sources by bacteria.

A M Cook, C G Daughton, M Alexander
PMCID: PMC243119  PMID: 727784

Abstract

Bacteria were isolated that could utilize representatives of the following ionic phosphorus-containing breakdown products of organophosphorus pesticides as sole phosphorus sources: dialkyl phosphates, dialkyl phosphorothioates, dialkyl phosphorodithioates, alkyl arylphosphonates, alkyl arylphosphonothioates, and alkyl alkylphosphonates. Utilization of each organophosphorus compound, which was complete for 7 of 12 compounds studied, was confirmed by determination of protein yield from the amount of phosphorus source consumed. This is the first report of the utilization of an ionic dialkyl thiophosphate or dithiophosphate by microorganisms.

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