Dichlorobenzene
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There are three distinct chemical compounds which are dichlorobenzenes:
- 1,2-Dichlorobenzene or ortho-dichlorobenzene;
- 1,3-Dichlorobenzene or meta-dichlorobenzene;
- 1,4-Dichlorobenzene or para-dichlorobenzene.
[edit] Biodegradation
Rhodococcus phenolicus is a bacterium species able to degrade dichlorobenzene as sole carbon sources.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Rhodococcus phenolicus sp. nov., a novel bioprocessor isolated actinomycete with the ability to degrade chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene and phenol as sole carbon sources. Rehfuss M and Urban J, Syst. Appl. Microbiol. (2005), 28, pages 695-701 (Erratum: Syst. Appl. Microbiol. (2006) 29, page 182), PubMed, doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2005.05.011
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