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Corynebacterium sp. 3 B and three unidentified bacterial strains, all utilizing acetonitrile as a sole carbon and nitrogen source, were isolated from soil by the enrichment culture technique.Agrobacterium radiobacter 8/4/1, also capable of growing on acetonitrile as a sole C and N source, was obtained from a bromoxynil-metabolizing strainA. radiobacter 8/4 using the same method. Resting cells of strains BSA 1 and 3 B produced acetamide and acetic acid during incubation with acetonitrile, whileA. radiobacter 8/4/1 produced acetic acid only.
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Martínková, L., Hrůzová, J., Machek, F. et al. Isolation of acetonitrile-utilizing bacteria. Folia Microbiol 37, 372–376 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02815665
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