Diversity of tfdC genes: Distribution and polymorphism among 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid degrading soil bacteria

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 45-58

  Cavalca, Lucia ^a   Hartmann, Alain ^b   Rouard, Nadine ^b   Soulas, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

2,4 Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid; Chlorocatechol 1,2 dioxygenase; Plasmid; Polymerase chain reaction; Soil bacterium; tfdC

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; CATECHOL 1,2 DIOXYGENASE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; DRUG DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOIL; SOIL MICROFLORA;

EID: 0032897686     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(98)00129-9     Document Type: Article

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