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. 1994 Dec;60(12):4527-30.
doi: 10.1128/aem.60.12.4527-4530.1994.

Degradation of 1,4-dioxane by an actinomycete in pure culture

R E Parales  1 , J E Adamus, N White, H D May
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Degradation of 1,4-dioxane by an actinomycete in pure culture

R E Parales et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1994 Dec.

Abstract

An actinomycete capable of sustained aerobic growth on 1,4-dioxane was isolated from a dioxane-contaminated sludge samples. The actinomycete, CB1190, grows on 1,4-dioxane as the sole carbon and energy source with a generation time of approximately 30 h. CB1190 degrades 1,4-dioxane at a rate of 0.33 mg of dioxane min-1 mg of protein-1 and mineralizes 59.5% of the dioxane to CO2. CB1190 also grows with other cyclic and linear ethers as the sole carbon and energy sources, including 1,3-dioxane, 2-methyl-1,3-dioxolane, tetrahydrofuran, tetrahydropyran, diethyl ether, and butyl methyl ether. CB1190 is capable of aerobic autotrophic growth on H2 and CO2.

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