Isolation and characterization of a novel simazine-degrading β-proteobacterium and detection of genes encoding s-triazine-degrading enzymes

Pest Management Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-268

  Iwasaki, Akio ^a   Takagi, Kazuhiro ^b   Yoshioka, Yuichi ^c   Fujii, Kunihiko ^d   Kojima, Yuki ^e   Harada, Naoki ^a  

^a KOWA COMPANY LTD   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c Toyo Denka Kogyo Co Ltd   (Japan)

^d WDB   (Japan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

proteobacteria; Biodegradation; Herbicide; Simazine; Triazine

Indexed keywords

ATRAZINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HERBICIDE; RNA 16S; SIMAZINE;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHARCOAL; ENZYME; GENE EXPRESSION; HERBICIDE; SIMAZINE; TRIAZINE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ATRAZINE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HERBICIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SIMAZINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS SP. ADP;

EID: 33847362679     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1334     Document Type: Article

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