Degradation of Endrin, Aldrin, and DDT by Soil Microorganisms
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Degradation of endrin, aldrin, and DDT by soil microorganisms.
Twenty microbial cultures which had been shown to degrade dieldrin were tested to determine their ability to degrade endrin, aldrin, DDT, gamma isomers of benzenehexachloride (gamma-BHC), and Baygon. All isolates were able to degrade DDT and endrin, whereas 13 degraded aldrin. However, none of them was able to degrade Baygon or gamma-BHC.
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Microbiology
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0003-6919
DOI: 10.1128/am.19.5.879-881.1970