Dichlorobenzene

There are three distinct chemical compounds which are dichlorobenzenes:

1,2-Dichlorobenzene or ortho-dichlorobenzene;
1,3-Dichlorobenzene or meta-dichlorobenzene;
1,4-Dichlorobenzene or para-dichlorobenzene.

Biodegradation

Rhodococcus phenolicus is a bacterium species able to degrade dichlorobenzene as sole carbon sources.^[1]

References

^ Rhodococcus phenolicus sp. nov., a novel bioprocessor isolated actinomycete with the ability to degrade chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene and phenol as sole carbon sources. Rehfuss M and Urban J, Syst. Appl. Microbiol. (2005), 28, pages 695-701 (Erratum: Syst. Appl. Microbiol. (2006) 29, page 182), PubMed, doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2005.05.011

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