MICROORGANISMS OF THE GENUS HYPHOMICROBIUM AND PROCESS FOR DEGRADING COMPOUNDS WHICH CONTAIN METHYL GROUPS,IN PARTICULAR PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS WHICH CONTAIN METHYL GROUPS,IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS

摘要

The microorganisms are facultative methylotrophs and are used in a process for the microbiological purification of aqueous solutions, e.g. waste waters, which contain as contaminants, in particular, trimethyl phosphate, dimethyl or methyl phosphate salts, dimethyl methanephosphonate or methyl methanephosphonate salts to give a protein-containing biomass. The particular microorganism is cultured in aqueous phase and breaks down the impurities therein.