In order to investigate the various steps of chlorpropham (CIPC) metabolism which could be influenced by cadmium, isolated rat hepatocytes were incubated in the presence of CIPC (0.1 mM) and of increasing Cd concentrations (0-180 microM). The results showed that
Aniline (A) and its monochlorophenyl derivatives (2-CA, 3-CA and 4-CA) are widely-used chemical intermediates. In the present study, the in vivo and in vitro nephrotoxic potential of these compounds was assessed in Fischer 344 rats. In the in vivo experiments
Applied and environmental microbiology, 66(7), 2906-2913 (2000-07-06)
A strain identified as Comamonas testosteroni I2 was isolated from activated sludge and found to be able to mineralize 3-chloroaniline (3-CA). During the mineralization, a yellow intermediate accumulated temporarily, due to the distal meta-cleavage of chlorocatechol. This strain was tested
We present a method for selecting entire microbial ecosystems for bioremediation and other practical purposes. A population of ecosystems is established in the laboratory, each ecosystem is measured for a desired property (in our case, degradation of the environmental pollutant
The effects of toxins at ambient concentrations on microbial activity and community dynamics are poorly understood. We operated 4 membrane bioreactors (MBRs) in parallel; two reactors were continuously exposed to the toxin 3-chloroaniline (3-CA) at environmentally relevant levels, representing 25%
