In vitro Degradation of DDT by Intestinal Contents of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Vol. 26 (1), 47-54
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f69-005
Abstract
Fresh mid- and hind-gut contents of young, hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon degraded p,p′-DDT to p,p′-TDE in vitro. Most of the ability to degrade DDT, attributable to intestinal microflora, was eliminated by streptomycin and by heat-sterilization of the gut contents. Since TDE is less toxic than DDT, the activity of intestinal microorganisms may increase the chances of survival of fish that ingest DDT-contaminated prey.Keywords
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