• Our results showed that C. testosteroni could use nitrate as the sole electron acceptor for anaerobic growth. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Under bulk aerobic condition, biofilms of C. testosteroni were capable of reducing nitrate, and intriguingly, nitrate reduction significantly enhanced viability of the biofilm-cells and reduced cell detachment from the biofilms. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • In a new study, the common environmental bacterium, Comamonas testosteroni , was found to potentially become nature's plastic recycling center, following the determination of its ability to digest what is indigestible. (lab.equipment)
  • It is an important soil bacterium with a complex metabolism capable of degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and producing interesting, biologically active secondary metabolites including quinolones, rhamnolipids, lectins, hydrogen cyanide, and phenazines. (up.ac.za)
  • Acidovorax faecalis, Aspergillus fumigatus and Variovorax paradoxus are soil microbes capable of degradation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Molecular analysis of isophthalate and terephthalate degradation by Comamonas testosteroni YZW-D. (nih.gov)
  • A DNA-stable isotope probing-based cosmid library enabled the retrieval of functional genes from an uncultivated organism capable of PCB metabolism and suggest dispersed dioxygenase gene organization in nature. (nih.gov)
  • We found that the metabolism of C. testosteroni is regulated on different levels, and those levels are integrated. (lab.equipment)
  • At present, their research is focused on investigating further the metabolism that triggers polymer biosynthesis in C. testosteroni. (lab.equipment)
  • Commonly found in soil and water, scientist discovered that these bacteria not only has the natural ability to digest synthetic material like laundry detergents but are also capable of breaking down compounds from plastic and lignin. (lab.equipment)
  • Contrary to most bacteria preferring sugars as their food source, C. testosteroni was observed to have a natural appetite for complex waste from plants and plastics. (lab.equipment)