Isolation and Characterization of Uracil-Degrading Clostridia from Soil |
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| Authors: | G. C. MEAD B. W. ADAMS M. G. HILTON P. G. LORD |
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| Affiliation: | Agricultural Research Council Food Research Institute, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UA, Norfolk, England |
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| Abstract: | Five strains of uracil-degrading clostridia were isolated from soil using an enrichment medium containing uracil as the principal energy source. All the isolates resembled Clostridium glycolicum , although they lacked the characteristic ability to ferment ethylene glycol.
Both representative isolates and a reference strain of Cl. glycolicum degraded uracil and produced β-alanine when grown in a semi-defined medium. Thus, the uracil-degrading activity was similar to that described previously for Cl. uracilicum. |
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