Journal of culture collections
Volume 4, 2004-2005, pp. 43-47
Characterization of three bacterial strains –
biodegradants of aromatic substrates
Lilia
Tserovska*, Tanya Yordanova and Lilia Mehandjiyska
National Bank for Industrial Microorganisms and Cell
Cultures, 1113 Sofia, P.O.Box 239, Bulgaria
Summary
Three bacterial strains,
isolated from contaminated soil, were adapted to degradå increasing
concentrations of xenobiotic aromatic substrates.
Morphological, physio-logical and biochemical characteristics define them as belonging
to the genera Pseudomonas, Alcaligenes and Citrobacter. The strain with highest
biodegradative activity is taxonomically related as the closest to Pseudomonas
pseudoalcaligenes.