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Science 19 May 1967:
Vol. 156. no. 3777, pp. 959 - 961
DOI: 10.1126/science.156.3777.959
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Dieldrin: Degradation by Soil Microorganisms

F. Matsumura 1 and G. M. Boush 1

1 Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison

An attempt was made to discover microorganisms that degrade dieldrin, an extremely stable chlorinated hydrocarbon insecticide. Examination of more than 500 isolates from soil that had been heavily contaminated with various insecticides revealed the existence of a few microbes that are very active in degrading this compound to various metabolites.


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