Design of PCR primers and gene probes for the general detection of bacterial populations capable of degrading aromatic compounds via catechol cleavage pathways

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 542-550

  Sei, Kazunari ^a   Asano, Ken Ichiro ^a   Tateishi, Naohiro ^a   Mori, Kazuhiro ^a   Ike, Michihiko ^a   Fujita, Masanori ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatic compounds; Catechol 1,2 dioxygenase genes; Catechol 2,3 dioxygenase genes; Hybridization; PCR

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; CELL CULTURE; DNA SEQUENCES; ENZYMES; GENES; OLIGOMERS;

CATECHOL CLEAVAGE PATHWAYS; GENE PROBES; HYBRIDIZATION;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; CATECHOL; CATECHOL 1,2 DIOXYGENASE; CATECHOL 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; DNA FRAGMENT; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CLEAVAGE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033458784     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(00)87673-2     Document Type: Article

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