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DDT: its Action and Degradation in Bacterial Populations

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A POSSIBLE example of a bacterial population adapted to DDT has been reported by Henzell and Lancaster1, who demonstrated a 50 per cent conversion of DDT in silage. In the study I report here, soil and water microflora were examined for DDT-accumulating, DDT-resistant, DDT-sensitive and DDT-degrading microbes.

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KOKKE, R. DDT: its Action and Degradation in Bacterial Populations. Nature 226, 977–978 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226977a0

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