Disclosed are: a microorganism capable of degrading diphenylarsinic acid;
a method for degrading diphenylarsinic acid by using the microorganism; a
method for clean-up of a contaminated soil by using the microorganism; an
agent for degrading diphenylarsinic acid, which comprises the
microorganism; and a cleaning agent for a contaminated soil or
groundwater, which comprises the microorganism. Specifically disclosed
are: a microorganism belonging to the genus Sinorhizobium and capable of
degrading diphenylarsinic acid; a microorganism belonging to the genus
Ensifer and capable of degrading diphenylarsinic acid; a method for
clean-up of a contaminated soil by using the microorganism; an agent for
degrading diphenylarsinic acid, which comprises the microorganism; and a
cleaning agent for a contaminated soil or groundwater, which comprises
the microorganism.