Differential gene expression in response to phenol and catechol reveals different metabolic activities for the degradation of aromatic compounds in Bacillus subtilis

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1408-1427

  Le, Thi Tam ^a   Eymann, Christine ^a   Albrecht, Dirk ^a   Sietmann, Rabea ^a   Schauer, Frieder ^a   Hecker, Michael ^a   Antelmann, Haike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; EXTRADIOL DIOXYGENASE; OXYGENASE; PHENOL; SULFUR;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOREMEDIATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEAT SHOCK RESPONSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULON; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CATECHOLS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, TWO-DIMENSIONAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OXYGENASES; PHENOL; REGULON; SULFUR ISOTOPES;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33745765425     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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