The isolated strain, Rhodococcus sp. EL-GT was able to degrade high phenol concentrations up to 10 mM within 24 hours in the medium consisting of 5.3 mM KH2PO4, 95 mM Na2HPO4, 18mM NH4NO3, 1mM MgSO4·7H2O, 50μM CaCl2, 0.5μM FeCl3, initial pH8.0, temperature 30℃ in rotary shaker at 200rpm. This strain was good cell growth and phenol degradation in the alkaline pH range range, and the highest in the pH range of 7 to 9.
The microorganism was able to grow at the various chlorinated phenols, benzene, toluene, and bunker-C oil. As Rhodococcus sp. EL-GT was good capable of attachment on the acryl media, it would be used as microorganism to consist of biofilm in wastewater treatment.

• 박근태(부산대학교 미생물학과) | Geun-Tae Park
• 차미선(부산대학교 미생물학과) | Mi-Sun Cha
• 남귀숙(부산대학교 미생물학과) | Gui-Sook Nam
• 조순자(부산대학교 미생물학과) | Sun-Ja Cho
• 손홍주(밀양대학교 생물공학과) | Hong-Joo Son
• 이건(부산대학교 미생물학과) | Geon Lee
• 이상준(부산대학교 미생물학과) | Sang-Joon Lee Corresponding Author