Growth of the fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum with toluene as the sole carbon and energy source

Weber, F.J.; Hage, K.C.; Bont, J.A.M. de

Growth of the fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum with toluene as the sole carbon and energy source

1995

Weber, F.J. | Hage, K.C. | Bont, J.A.M. de

The fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum was isolated from a biofilter used for the removal of toluene from waste gases. This is the first report describing growth of a eukaryotic organism with toluene as the sole source of carbon and energy. The oxygen consumption rates, as well as the measured enzyme activities, of toluene-grown C. sphaerospermum indicate that toluene is degraded by an initial attack an the methyl group.

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