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Isolation and characterization of a bacterium which utilizes polyester polyurethane as a sole carbon and nitrogen source

Year: 1995

Type: article

Abstract: Various soil samples were screened for the presence of microorganisms which have the ability to degrade polyurethane compounds. Two strains with good polyurethane degrading activity were isolated. The more active strain was tentatively identified as Comamonas acidovorans. This strain could utilize polyester-type polyurethanes but not the polyether-type polyurethanes as sole carbon and nitrogen sources. Adipic acid and diethylene glycol were probably the main degradation products when polyurethane was supplied as a sole carbon and nitrogen source. When ammonium nitrate was used as nitrogen source, only diethylene glycol was detected after growth on polyurethane.

Source: FEMS Microbiology Letters

DOI: 10.1016/0378-1097(95)00131-n

Authors: T NAKAJIMAKAMBE, F ONUMA, N KIMPARA, T NAKAHARA

Institutions: University of Tsukuba, Suzuki (Japan)

Language: English

Topic: Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

OpenAlex ID: W1965494953