Aerobic and anaerobic catabolism of phthalic acid by a nitrate-respiring bacterium
✍ Scribed by R. Paul Aftring; Barrie F. Taylor
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1981
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 366 KB
- Volume
- 130
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-8933
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✦ Synopsis
A Bacillus sp., isolated by anaerobic enrichment on a o-phthalic acid-nitrate medium, grew either aerobically or anaerobically on phthalic acid. Cells grown anaerobically on phthalate immediately oxidized phthalate and benzoate with nitrate, whereas aerobic oxidation only occurred after a lag period and was inhibited by chloramphenicol. 2-Fluoro-and 3-fluorobenzoate were formed from 3-fluorophthalate by cells grown anaerobically on phthalate. Aerobically grown cells immediately oxidized phthalate, benzoate, 3-hydroxybenzoate and gentisate with oxygen. The aerobic and anaerobic route of catabolism ofphthalate may thus share an initial decarboxylation to benzoate. This is the first report of the anaerobic dissimilation of phthalic acid by a pure bacterial culture.