| novel pathway of toluene catabolism in the trichloroethylene-degrading bacterium g4. | o-cresol and 3-methylcatechol were identified as successive transitory intermediates of toluene catabolism by the trichloroethylene-degrading bacterium g4. the absence of a toluene dihydrodiol intermediate or toluene dioxygenase and toluene dihydrodiol dehydrogenase activities suggested that g4 catabolizes toluene by a unique pathway. formation of a hybrid species of o- and o-labeled 3-methylcatechol from toluene in an atmosphere of o(2) and o(2) established that g4 catabolizes toluene by succes ... | 1989 | 16347956 |