In Vitro Defluorination of Monofluoroacetate by Some Bacteria Isolated From Soils

1. Some of the bacterial isolates are capable of growing in a defined medium containing FA or FAA as a sole source of carbon and are indeed able to defluorinate these pesticide ingredients. 2. The defluorination activity roughly parallels to the growth rate in the medium. 3. The apparent disturbance of the adaptation process by the nutrients carried over from the inoculum suggests that the bacterial adaptation to defluorination could hardly be expected in the ordinary field soil.