Abstract
A bacterial community obtained by continuous enrichment from the microbial population of tannery effluent using pentachlorophenol (PCP) as sole source of carbon and energy, contained four different bacterial species including Serratia marcescens (three isolates, TE1, TE2 and TE4) and Pseudomonas fluorescens (one isolate, TE3). The members of the community grew separately on various chlorinated compounds, carbon and nitrogen sources and exhibited a remarkable ability to utilize PCP. Biodegradation studies revealed a time-dependent disappearance of PCP and its intermediary metabolites, tetrachloro-p-hydroquinone and chlorohydroquinone, and indicated the individual role of members of the community in the degradation of PCP.
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