%0 Journal Article %A Cerniglia, Carl E. %A Gibson, David T. %A Van Baalen, Chase %T Oxidation of Naphthalene by Cyanobacteria and Microalgae %D 1980 %J Microbiology, %V 116 %N 2 %P 495-500 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-116-2-495 %I Microbiology Society, %X Eighteen different algal cultures were examined for their ability to metabolize naphthalene. The strains tested included nine cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), five green algae, one red alga and one brown alga; two diatoms were also examined. All these organisms oxidized naphthalene under photoautotrophic conditions. Experiments with [14C]naphthalene showed that each organism oxidized naphthalene to at least six metabolites. One of the metabolites was identified as 1-naphthol. Under the experimental conditions used in this study the extent of naphthalene metabolism to organic-soluble derivatives ranged from 0·1 to 2·4%. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-116-2-495