Aminobacter MSH1-Mineralisation of BAM in Sand-Filters Depends on Biological Diversity.

BAM (2,6-dichlorobenzamide) is a metabolite of the pesticide dichlobenil. Naturally occurring bacteria that can utilize BAM are rare. Often the compound cannot be degraded before it reaches the groundwater and therefore it poses a serious threat to drinking water supplies. The bacterial strain Amino...

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Main Authors: Flemming Ekelund, Christoffer Bugge Harder, Berith Elkær Knudsen, Jens Aamand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4468195?pdf=render