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.

All three isomers are colorless organic compounds with the formula C₆H₄Cl₂. They differ structurally based on where the two chlorine atoms are attached to the ring, like bracelets with two beads of one color and four beads of another color.

Biodegradation

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

References

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.

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[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.