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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 29, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank O Bryant, Franklin Springs, GA (US);
Horace G Cutler, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12S / ; C12N / ; C12N / ; C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
4352625 ; 435262 ; 435244 ; 4352521 ; 210601 ;
Abstract
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.