Anaerobic degradation of benzene in BTX mixtures dependent on sulfate reduction

Craig D. Phelps; Junko Kazumi; Lily Y. Young

doi:10.1016/S0378-1097(96)00446-6

Anaerobic degradation of benzene in BTX mixtures dependent on sulfate reduction

Craig D. Phelps, Junko Kazumi, Lily Y. Young

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science

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Abstract

Enrichment cultures from marine sediments mineralized benzene while using sulfate as the terminal electron acceptor. Parallel cultures using river marsh sediment displayed no activity. Mineralization was confirmed by release of ¹⁴CO₂ from radiolabeled benzene. The dependence on sulfate reduction was demonstrated by stoichiometric balances and the use of specific inhibitors. This work supports recent observations that anaerobic benzene degradation takes place coupled to sulfate reduction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	433-437
Number of pages	5
Journal	FEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume	145
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1097(96)00446-6
State	Published - Dec 15 1996

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Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Genetics

Keywords

anaerobic degradation
benzene
mineralization
sulfate reduction

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Anaerobic degradation of benzene in BTX mixtures dependent on sulfate reduction

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