Abstract
A phenol-utilizing strain of Rhodotorula glutinis was isolated from Rothamsted soil. Washed, phenol-grown R. glutinis cells oxidized 3- and 4-chlorophenols to 4-chlorocatechol, and 4-bromophenol presumably to 4-bromocatechol. Phenol-grown cells consumed O 2 in the presence of 2-, 3- or 4-chlorophenol, 4-bromophenol, 2,4-dichloro- and 2,4-dibromophenol. Benzoate-grown cells showed O 2-uptakes in the presence of 2-, 3- or 4-chlorobenzoate but the formation of catechol compounds was not definitely established.
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