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. 1988 Feb;54(2):428-33.
doi: 10.1128/aem.54.2.428-433.1988.

Metabolism of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene by flavobacteria

E A Barnsley  1
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Metabolism of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene by flavobacteria

E A Barnsley. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1988 Feb.

Abstract

Flavobacteria that were able to grow on 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene (2,6-DMN) were isolated from soil. Most were able to oxidize a broad range of aromatic hydrocarbons after growth on 2,6-DMN at rates comparable to that of the oxidation of 2,6-DMN itself. One small group was neither able to grow on naphthalene nor able to oxidize this compound after growth on 2,6-DMN, but metabolized 2,6-DMN by a pathway which converged with that previously described for naphthalene metabolism in pseudomonads. These organisms could also grow on salicylate or methylsalicylate, and in so doing, early enzymes for 2,6-DMN metabolism were induced.

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