Degradation of chlorinated herbicides by Klebsiella pneumoniae from rhizosphere of rice

• Published in: Korean Journal of Microbiology (Korea R.) Vol. 24; no. 3
• Main Authors: Kim, J.W, Bang, S.H, Park, S.S, Koh, S.K, Lee, Y.N. (Korea Univ., Seoul (Korea R.). Dept. of Biology)
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.1986
• Subjects: ACTIVIDAD ENZI0982MATICA; ACTIVITE ENZYMATIQUE; ANTIBIOTICOS; ANTIBIOTIQUE; ARROZ; ELECTROFOR; ELECTROPHO; FIJACION DEL NITROGENO; FIXATION DE L'AZOTE; GENE; GENES; HERBICIDAS; HERBICIDE; KLEBSIELLA; METAL LOURD; METALES PESADOS; ONRIZ; PLASMIDE; PLASMIDIOS; RHIZOSPHERE; RIZOSFERA

It was observed that the strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from rhizosphere of rice, capable of utilizing chlorinated herbicides, such as 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate, 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetate and 3-chlorobenzoate, as sole source of carbon and energy and confirmed that their degrading a...