THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
发明人:
BRYANT, FRANK O.,CUTLER, HORACE G.
申请号:
US19940235747
公开号:
US5464771(A)
申请日:
1994.04.29
申请国别(地区):
美国
年份:
1995
代理人:
摘要:
A strain of the bacterium Actinomyces viscosus ATCC-55473 has been discovered, which is able to reductively dechlorinate pentachlorophenol to lesser chlorinated products under anaerobic conditions without the formation of toxic intermediates. Compositions of the bacterium provide a methodology for bioremediation of chemically contaminated sites as an alternative to existing methods which are expensive and environmentally disruptive.