Quantification of homogentisate-1,2-dioxygenase expression in a fungus degrading ethylbenzene

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 257-265

  Gunsch, Claudia K ^a   Kinney, Kerry A ^b   Szaniszlo, Paul J ^b   Whitman, Christian P ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioremediation; Comparative quantification; Gene expression; Quantitative RT PCR; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ETHYLBENZENE; FUNGAL PROTEIN; HOMOGENTISATE 1,2 DIOXYGENASE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHYLPROPYL KETONE; ORTHO XYLENE; PHENYLACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; EXOPHIALA; EXOPHIALA LECANII CORNI; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; LOGLINEAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BENZENE DERIVATIVES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; EXOPHIALA; HOMOGENTISATE 1,2-DIOXYGENASE; PENTANONES; PHENYLACETATES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XYLENES;

EXOPHIALA LECANII-CORNI; FUNGI;

EID: 33748751884     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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