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A strain of Achromobacter utilized 1-Naphthyl-N-methyl carbamate (Sevin, Carbaryl) as the sole source of carbon in salt medium. Four degradation products of sevin were identified to be 1-naphthol, hydroquinone, catechol and pyruvate. The organism grew on 1-naphthol, hydroquinone and catechol.
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Sud, R.K., Sud, A.K. & Gupta, K.G. Degradation of sevin (1-naphthyl-N-methyl carbamate by Achrombacter sp.. Archiv. Mikrobiol. 87, 353–358 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00409134
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