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The kinetics of pentachlorophenol (PCP) degradation by a Flavobacterium sp. ATCC 39723 has been investigated. Sodium glutamate was supplied as an additional carbon source to increase the rate of cell growth and PCP degradation. A kinetic model including PCP toxicity for cell growth and PCP inhibition of its own degradation was developed. This model was also applied to 2,4-dichlorophenol (DCP) degradation by the same organism. Although PCP and DCP are degraded by different pathways, the model describes these two degradation processes very well.
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Gu, Y., Korus, R.A. Kinetics of pentachlorophenol degradation by a Flavobacterium species. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 43, 374–378 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00172842
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