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phenanthrene catabolic process

Known as: phenanthrene breakdown, phenanthrene catabolism, phenanthrene degradation 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of phenanthrene, a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. [GOC:jl]
National Institutes of Health

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1947-2018
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2011
2011
Root exudates modify bacterial diversity of phenanthrene degraders in PAH-polluted soil but not phenanthrene degradation rates.
To determine whether the diversity of phenanthrene-degrading bacteria in an aged polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH… (More)
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2009
2009
Degradation of phenanthrene by bacterial strain isolated from soil in oil refinery fields in Shanghai China.
A bacterial strain Pseudomonas stutzeri ZP2 was identified with phenanthrene-degrading ability based on Gram staining, oxydase… (More)
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2004
2004
Molecular characterization of a phenanthrene degradation pathway in Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1.
Mycobacterium vanbaalenii PYR-1 is capable of degrading a number of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to ring cleavage… (More)
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2003
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2003
Identification of pyrene-induced proteins in Mycobacterium sp. strain 6PY1: evidence for two ring-hydroxylating dioxygenases.
In this study, the enzymes involved in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degradation were investigated in the pyrene… (More)
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2003
2003
Identification of three novel salicylate 1-hydroxylases involved in the phenanthrene degradation of Sphingobium sp. strain P2.
Five sets of large and small subunits of terminal oxygenase (ahdA1[a-e] and ahdA2[a-e]) and a single gene set encoding ferredoxin… (More)
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2003
2003
Biodegradation of phenanthrene by Pseudomonas sp. strain PP2: novel metabolic pathway, role of biosurfactant and cell surface hydrophobicity in hydrocarbon assimilation
Pseudomonas sp. strain PP2 isolated in our laboratory efficiently metabolizes phenanthrene at 0.3% concentration as the sole… (More)
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1999
1999
Degradation of phenanthrene by different bacteria: evidence for novel transformation sequences involving the formation of 1-naphthol
Four polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)- degrading bacteria, namely Arthrobacter sulphureus RKJ4, Acidovorax delafieldii P4-1… (More)
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1998
1998
Characteristics of phenanthrene-degrading bacteria isolated from soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Ten bacterial strains were isolated from seven contaminated soils by enrichment with phenanthrene as the sole carbon source… (More)
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1997
1997
Genetics of naphthalene and phenanthrene degradation by Comamonas testosteroni
Naphthalene and phenanthrene have long been used as model compounds to investigate the ability of bacteria to degrade polycyclic… (More)
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1996
1996
Molecular cloning of novel genes for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation from Comamonas testosteroni GZ39.
Three strains of Comamonas testosteroni were isolated from river sediment for the ability to degrade phenanthrene; two of the… (More)
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