(1) Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow oblast, 142290, Russia;(2) Pushchino State University, Pushchino, Moscow oblast, 142290, Russia
Abstract:
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.