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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
George D Hegeman, Bloomington, IN (US);
David G Nickens, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Assignee:
BioTrol, Inc., Chaska, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435262 ; 435264 ; 435874 ;
Abstract
A bacterium of the genus Pseudomonas which utilizes a branched chain alkyl-substituted aromatic hydrocarbon as its sole carbon and energy source and which is capable of substantially complete degradation of trichlorethylene (TCE) at a rate of up to about 32 nmol hr.sup.-1 mg cells.sup.-1 based upon the dry weight of the cells, and methods utilizing the bacterium for the detoxification of TCE-contaminated material.