BACTERIA OF THE GENUS PSEUDONOCARDIA THAT ARE CAPABLE OF DEGRADING METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER (MTBE) OR ETHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER (ETBE) INTO A SOLUTION IN EFFLUENT

摘要

This invention relates to bacteria of the genus Pseudonocardia, and in particular the strain deposited on Jul. 12, 2012 at the Pasteur Institute (CNCM, 25 rue du Docteur Roux, F-75724 PARIS Cedex 15, France) under No. CNCM 1-4656, capable of degrading MTBE and/or ETBE. The invention also relates to a process for treatment of an effluent comprising MTBE and/or ETBE and optionally TBA that uses such bacteria.