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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kinya Kato, Yokohama, JP;
Shinya Kozaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Imamura, Atsugi, JP;
Toshiyuki Komatsu, Hiratsuka, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210611 ; 210908 ; 210909 ; 4352625 ; 435874 ;
Abstract
There are here provided a method for biodegrading trichloroethylene which comprises the step of bringing an aqueous medium containing trichloroethylene into contact with microorganisms having a trichloroethylene degrading ability derived from intestines of termites to degrade trichloroethylene; a method for obtaining the microorganisms; a method for remediating a soil by the use of the microorganisms; and a method for biodegrading an chlorinated organic compound with the microorganisms.