Aromatic compounds are widely distributed in nature and free phenols are frequently
liberated as metabolic intermediates during the degradation of plant materials. In recent …

The microbial degradation of phenols has been reviewed including the phenol-degrading
microbes, factors affecting degradability, and the use of biotechnology with emphasis on …

Indiscriminate disposal of wastes on landfills has led to increase in heavy metal
contamination in landfill soils. However, the ability of the indigenous microorganisms to …

The use of microbial catalysts in the biodegradation of organic compounds has advanced
significantly during the past three decades. It has been found that large numbers of microbes …

The kinetics of phenol biodegradation by Pseudomonas putida ATCC 49451 in batch
cultures were investigated over a wide range of initial phenol concentrations (25–800 mg/l) …

Development of aerobic granules for the biological degradation of 2, 4-dichlorophenol (2, 4-
DCP) in a sequencing batch reactor was reported. A key strategy was involving the addition …

Using the phenol enrichment cultivation method, we succeeded in screening a few bacterial
strains with a varied ability for utilizing phenol as the sole carbon source from …

An aerobic microorganism with an ability to utilize phenol as carbon and energy source was
isolated from a hydrocarbon contamination site by employing selective enrichment culture …

Aims: To isolate, select, identify and assess the potential for the biodegradation of synthetic
pyrethroids (SPs) in sheep dips. Methods and Results: SP‐degrading bacteria were isolated …

A new indigenous soil bacterium Pseudomonas sp. growing on phenol and on a mixture of
phenol, toluene, o-cresol, naphthalene and 1, 2, 3-trimethylbenzene (1, 2, 3-TMB) was …