Novel 4-chlorophenol degradation gene cluster and degradation route via hydroxyquinol in Arthrobacter chlorophenolicus A6

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 6538-6544

  Nordin, Karolina ^a,b   Unell, Maria ^c   Jansson, Janet K ^b,c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ENZYMES; GENE TRANSFER; GENES; PHENOLS;

AEROBIC MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; ARTHROBACTER CHLOROPHENOLICUS;

BACTERIA;

1,2,4 BENZENETRIOL; 4 CHLOROPHENOL;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER CHLOROPHENOLICUS A6; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CATABOLISM; CPH GENE; CPHA I GENE; CPHA II GENE; EVOLUTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; REACTION ANALYSIS;

ARTHROBACTER; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLOROPHENOLS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIOXYGENASES; HYDROQUINONES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER CHLOROPHENOLICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 32044453568     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.11.6538-6544.2005     Document Type: Article

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