Identification of insertion sequence from a γ-hexachlorocyclohexane degrading bacterium, Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 216-219

  Miyauchi, Keisuke ^a,b   Fukuda, Masao ^a   Tsuda, Masataka ^c   Takagi, Masamichi ^b,d   Nagata, Yuji ^b,c  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NIIGATA UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

hexachlorocyclohexane; Biodegradation; Insertion sequence; Sphingomonas; Tn5 mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; GENES; MUTAGENS;

INSERTION SEQUENCE (IS); MUTATIONS; TRANSPOSON MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL DNA; LINDANE;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SPHINGOMONAS; TRANSPOSON;

DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DNA, BACTERIAL; LINDANE; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; SPHINGOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS;

EID: 15244351021     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.69.216     Document Type: Article

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