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Biochemistry of microbial degradation of hexachlorocyclohexane and prospects for bioremediation

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2010

Authors

Lal, Rup
Pandey, Gunjan
Sharma, Pooja
Kumari, Kirti
Malhotra, Shweta
Pandey, Rinku
Raina, Vishakha
Kohler, Hans-Peter
Hollinger, Christof
Jackson, Colin

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American Society for Microbiology

Abstract

Lindane, the γ-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), is a potent insecticide. Purified lindane or unpurified mixtures of this and α-, β-, and δ-isomers of HCH were widely used as commercial insecticides in the last half of the 20th century. Large dum

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Keywords: bacterial enzyme; chlorine; hexachlorocyclohexane; lina hexachlorocyclohexane dehydrochlorinase; linb haloalkane dehalogenase; linc dehydrogenase; unclassified drug; aerobic metabolism; anaerobic metabolism; bacterial gene; bioremediation; chlorination; d

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/61172

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ANU Research Publications

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Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

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Journal article

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10.1128/MMBR.00029-09

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2037-12-31

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