The isolation and characterization of the novel chlorothalonil-degrading strain Paracoccus sp. XF-3 and the cloning of the chd gene

Chlorothalonil (CTN) is one of the most widely used fungicides and is often detected in the environment. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of a novel CTN-degrading bacterial strain XF-3 from long-term CTN-contaminated sites and identify it as a strain of the Paracoccus sp. The isola...

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