Compound Name Lindane

Strain ID Sphingobium quisquiliarum strain P25
Organism Bacteria
GenBank accession ID EU781657.1
Nucleotide FASTA seq Link
POP metabolized (Electron acceptor) Gamma isomer of 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane
Biodegradation rate 100% of 5 µg/ml gamma-HCH degraded in 300 mins
Primary intermediates/s N/A
Final product Chloride ions
Enzyme activity detected Dehydrochlorination
Degradation technique Biotransformation and Biomineralization
Respiration Aerobic
Respiration condition N/A
Carbon source Gamma isomer of 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane

Continent Asia
Country India
Isolation source Soil
Habitat notes Hexachlorocyclohexane dump site

Title Sphingobium quisquiliarum sp. nov., a hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading bacterium isolated from an HCH-contaminated soil 
PMID 19651722.0
Reference Bala et al., 2010
Research link Link