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The dibenzo-p-dioxin(DD)- and dibenzofuran(DF)-degrading bacterium, Sphingomonas sp. strain RW1, was tagged by insertion of a mini-Tn5 lacZ transposon in order to follow its fate in complex laboratory soil systems. The tagged strain was tested for its ability to survive in soil and degrade DF and DD applied at a concentration of 1 mg/g. Bacteria pre-adapted to soil conditions were found to survive better in DF- and DD-amended soil and degrade the substrate more efficiently than bacteria that had not been subjected to pre-adaptation. The concentration of soil-applied DF and DD, individually and in combination, decreased to less than 2% of the original concentrations within 3 weeks of addition of the RW1 derivative, accompanied by a short, but significant exponential increase in RW1 viable cells. During the same period the native bacterial population in soil was stable while viable fungi declined.
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Received: 12 November 1996 / Received revision: 21 February 1997 / Accepted: 22 February 1997
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Megharaj, M., Wittich, RM., Blasco, R. et al. Superior survival and degradation of dibenzo-p-dioxin and dibenzofuran in soil by soil-adapted Sphingomonas sp. strain RW1. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 48, 109–114 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002530051024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002530051024