Improvement of the process of fluorene degradation by Rhodococcus rhodochrous strain 172

The ability of Rhodococcus rhodochrous strain 172 to consume fluorene as the sole source of carbon and energy in a liquid medium was successfully increased by an addition of polycapramide fiber to the medium and preliminary adaptation of cells on fluorene agar. A combination of these approaches allowed complete degradation of fluorene without an accumulation of intermediates.