Strain 2Cb that hydrolyzed the ester bond of ethylene glycol dibenzoate (EGDB) efficiently was isolated. We describe its isolation and its identification as a
Rhodococcus sp. based on morphological and rDNA sequencing. In a medium containing 0.5% of EGDB at pH 7.0, 30°C, the strain completely degraded EGDB in 30 days. The strain also grew on benzoic acid,
p-hydroxybenzoic acid, and protocatechuic acid as the sole source of carbon. Distribution study of EGDB degrading enzymes indicated that the degradation activity was found on the cell surface.
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