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Degradation of ogranic sulfur compounds and the reduction of dibenzothiophene to biphenyl and hydrogen sulfide byDesulfovibrio desulfuricans M6

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The microbial degradation of organic sulfur compounds was studied in the anaerobic conditions usingDesulfovibrio desulfuricans M6, a sulfate-reducing bacterium isolated from soil. Biphenyl was the major dibenzothiophene degradation product.

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    Kim, Hae Yeong, Tae Sung Kim & Byung Hong Kim

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Kim, Yeong, H., Kim, T.S. et al. Degradation of ogranic sulfur compounds and the reduction of dibenzothiophene to biphenyl and hydrogen sulfide byDesulfovibrio desulfuricans M6. Biotechnol Lett 12, 761–764 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01024736

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