Adaptative potential of alkaliphilic bacteria towards chloroaromatic substrates assessed by a gfp-tagged 2,4-D degradation plasmid

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-372

  Kiesel, B ^a   Muller R H ^a   Kleinsteuber, Sabine ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biodegradation; Gene transfer; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

ALKALIPHILIC BACTERIA; CHLOROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS; PHYLOGENETIC IDENTIFICATION; PLASMID CONJUGATION;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; DETOXIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCES; GENE TRANSFER; PH;

BIODEGRADATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHLOROAROMATIC HYDROCARBON; CHLOROBENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYDROCARBON; KORB PROTEIN; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; DETOXIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCES; GENE TRANSFER; PH;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; GENE TRANSFER; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PESTICIDE; XENOBIOTICS;

ADAPTATION; ALKALINITY; ALTEROMONADALES; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; FIRMICUTES; GENE REPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HALOMONAS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA; RNA SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALKALIBACTERIUM; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ALTEROMONADALES; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CUPRIAVIDUS NECATOR; DEVOSIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIRMICUTES; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; HALOMONADACEAE; HALOMONAS; IDIOMARINA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA;

EID: 34547405769     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200720200     Document Type: Article

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