Fluorene degradation by Sphingomonas sp. LB126 proceeds through protocatechuic acid: A genetic analysis

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 152, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 861-872

  Wattiau, Pierre ^a   Bastiaens, Leen ^b   Van Herwijnen, René ^c   Daal, Ludwin ^c   Parsons, John R ^c   Renard, Marie Eve ^a   Springael, Dirk ^b   Cornelis, Guy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fluorene; Microbial genetics; Polyaromatic hydrocarbons; Protocatechuic acid; Sphingomonas

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; FLUORENE; LIGNIN; MUTAGENIC AGENT; PROTOCATECHUIC ACID; TRANSPOSASE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEGRADATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; SUPERNATANT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; SPHINGOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0034764614     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-2508(01)01269-4     Document Type: Article

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