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Use of continuous-flow UV-induced mutation technique to enhance chlorinated organic biodegradation

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In this study, a continuous-flow UV-induced mutation (CUM) device and the CUM device coupled to a selector (CUMS) reactor were fabricated and tested for their ability to enhance the probability of obtaining populations capable of chlorinated organic biodegradation. A mixed culture of bacteria were used as the starting strain for both the CUM and CUMS processes. Populations were obtained from the CUM and CUMS systems capable of 4-chlorobenzoic acid, 2,4-dichlorobenzoic acid and chlorendic acid biodegradation. Non-UV irradiated population served as controls for the experiments and did not demonstrate chlorinated organic biodegradation over the test duration.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, State University, of New York at Buffalo, 14260, Buffalo, NY, USA

    Gensen Kai & A. Scott Weber

  2. Occidental Chemical Corporation, Grand Island Technology Center, Grand Island, NY, USA

    Wei Chi Ying

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Kai, G., Scott Weber, A. & Ying, W.C. Use of continuous-flow UV-induced mutation technique to enhance chlorinated organic biodegradation. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 8, 99–106 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01578760

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