PMID- 9750123
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19980924
LR  - 20200724
IS  - 0099-2240 (Print)
IS  - 1098-5336 (Electronic)
IS  - 0099-2240 (Linking)
VI  - 64
IP  - 8
DP  - 1998 Aug
TI  - Strain IMB-1, a novel bacterium for the removal of methyl bromide in fumigated 
      agricultural soils.
PG  - 2899-905
AB  - A facultatively methylotrophic bacterium, strain IMB-1, that has been isolated 
      from agricultural soil grows on methyl bromide (MeBr), methyl iodide, methyl 
      chloride, and methylated amines, as well as on glucose, pyruvate, or acetate. 
      Phylogenetic analysis of its 16S rRNA gene sequence indicates that strain IMB-1 
      classes in the alpha subgroup of the class Proteobacteria and is closely related 
      to members of the genus Rhizobium. The ability of strain IMB-1 to oxidize MeBr to 
      CO2 is constitutive in cells regardless of the growth substrate. Addition of cell 
      suspensions of strain IMB-1 to soils greatly accelerates the oxidation of MeBr, 
      as does pretreatment of soils with low concentrations of methyl iodide. These 
      results suggest that soil treatment strategies can be devised whereby bacteria 
      can effectively consume MeBr during field fumigations, which would diminish or 
      eliminate the outward flux of MeBr to the atmosphere.
FAU - Hancock, T L
AU  - Hancock TL
AD  - U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA.
FAU - Costello, A M
AU  - Costello AM
FAU - Lidstrom, M E
AU  - Lidstrom ME
FAU - Oremland, R S
AU  - Oremland RS
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - Appl Environ Microbiol
JT  - Applied and environmental microbiology
JID - 7605801
RN  - 0 (Culture Media)
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Brominated)
RN  - 0 (Pesticides)
RN  - 9V42E1Z7B6 (methyl bromide)
SB  - IM
MH  - Biodegradation, Environmental
MH  - Culture Media
MH  - *Fumigation
MH  - Gram-Negative Bacteria/classification/growth & development/*isolation & 
      purification/*metabolism
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Brominated/*metabolism
MH  - Oxidation-Reduction
MH  - Pesticides/*metabolism
MH  - Phylogeny
MH  - *Soil Microbiology
PMC - PMC106790
EDAT- 1998/08/04 00:00
MHDA- 1998/08/04 00:01
PMCR- 1998/08/01
CRDT- 1998/08/04 00:00
PHST- 1998/08/04 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1998/08/04 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1998/08/04 00:00 [entrez]
PHST- 1998/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 0284 [pii]
AID - 10.1128/AEM.64.8.2899-2905.1998 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Appl Environ Microbiol. 1998 Aug;64(8):2899-905. doi: 
      10.1128/AEM.64.8.2899-2905.1998.