Glutathione S-transferase-encoding gene as a potential probe for environmental bacterial isolates capable of degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

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LloydJones, G
Lau, PCK
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[1] NATL RES COUNCIL CANADA,BIOTECHNOL RES INST,ENVIRONM BIOTECHNOL SECTOR,MONTREAL,PQ H4P 2R2,CANADA
[2] MANAAKI WHENUA LANDCARE RES LTD,HAMILTON,NEW ZEALAND
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10.1128/AEM.63.8.3286-3290.1997
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Homologs of the glutathione S-transferese (GST)-encoding gene were identified in a collection of aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading Sphingomomas spp. isolated from New Zealand, Antarctica, and the United States by using PCR primers designed from the GST-encoding gene of Sphingomonas paucimobilis. EPA505. Sequence analysis of PCR fragments generated from these isolates and of the GST gene amplified from DNA extracted from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated soil revealed a high degree of conservation, which mag make the GST-encoding gene a potentially useful marker for PAH-degrading bacteria.
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页码:3286 / 3290
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