 For biotechnological purposes, strain KC can mineralize carbon tetrachloride, which is useful for in situremediation of aquifers contaminated with carbon tetrachloride.Aromatic compounds, such as benzene, are considered to be environmental pollutants despite their natural prevalence in nature.Strain P16 of "P. stutzeri" is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) degrading bacterium that was isolated from creosote-contaminated soil via a phenanthrene enrichment culture.