Rhodococcus sp. 1BN was isolated from a contaminated site and showed various biodegradative capabilities. Besides naphthalene, strain 1BN degraded medium- (C-6) and long-chain alkanes (C-16-C-28), benzene and toluene, alone or when the hydrocarbons were mixed in equal proportions. The nucleotide sequence of an alk polymerase chain reaction (PCR) fragment revealed a 59% nucleotide homology to the Pseudomonas oleovorans alkB gene. The nar fragments were highly homologous to genes coding for large and small subunits of cis-naphthalene 1,2-dioxygenase (narAa and narAb) and to cis-naphthalene dihydrodiol dehydrogenase (narB) from other rhodococci, The oxidation of indene to cis-(1S,2R)-1,2-dihydroxyindan by toluene-induced cells allows to hypothesize that strain 1BN also carries a toluene dioxygenase-like system.
Detection of genes for alkane and naphthalene catabolism in Rhodococcus sp. strain 1BN / V. Andreoni, S. Bernasconi, M. Colombo, J. van Beilen, L. Cavalca. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY. - ISSN 1462-2912. - 2:5(2000), pp. 572-577.
Titolo: | Detection of genes for alkane and naphthalene catabolism in Rhodococcus sp. strain 1BN |
Autori: | ANDREONI, VINCENZINA (Primo) BERNASCONI, SILVANA (Secondo) CAVALCA, LUCIA (Ultimo) |
Parole Chiave: | dioxygenase; indene; biodegradation; bioconversion; genetics |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore AGR/16 - Microbiologia Agraria |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2000 |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1462-2920.2000.00134.x |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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