RESUMEN

Tris(2-chloroethyl) and tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphates are chlorinated persistent flame retardants that have recently emerged as environmental pollutants. Two bacterial strains that can degrade the compounds when they are the sole phosphorus sources have been isolated and identified as members of the sphingomonads. The strains can be useful for the bioremediation of environments contaminated with these compounds.

Asunto(s)

Retardadores de Llama/metabolismo , Organofosfatos/metabolismo , Sphingomonas/clasificación , Sphingomonas/metabolismo , Análisis por Conglomerados , ADN Bacteriano/química , ADN Bacteriano/genética , ADN Ribosómico/química , ADN Ribosómico/genética , Contaminantes Ambientales/metabolismo , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Filogenia , ARN Ribosómico 16S/genética , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Homología de Secuencia de Ácido Nucleico , Sphingomonas/genética , Sphingomonas/aislamiento & purificación