Dichlorobenzene

There are three distinct chemical compounds which are dichlorobenzenes:

• 1,2-Dichlorobenzene or ortho-dichlorobenzene;
• 1,3-Dichlorobenzene or meta-dichlorobenzene;
• 1,4-Dichlorobenzene or para-dichlorobenzene.

Biodegradation

Rhodococcus phenolicus is a bacterium species able to degrade dichlorobenzene as its sole carbon source.[1]

References

1. Rehfuss, M.; Urban, J. (2005). "Rhodococcus phenolicus sp. nov., a novel bioprocessor isolated actinomycete with the ability to degrade chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene and phenol as sole carbon sources". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 28 (8): 695–701. doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2005.05.011. PMID 16261859.