Isolation of hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading Sphingomonas sp. by dehalogenase assay and characterization of genes involved in γ-HCH degradation

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 952-960

  Manickam, N ^a   Reddy, M K ^a   Saini, H S ^b   Shanker, R ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^b GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Degradation; Dehalogenase; HCH; lin genes; Sphingomonas

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENES; ISOMERS; METABOLITES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SCREENING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURVEYS;

CONTAMINATED SOILS; DEHALOGENASE; ENZYMES ACTIVITY; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE ISOMERS; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANES; LIN GENE; SOIL SAMPLE; SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS SP; Γ-HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE;

BACTERIA;

1,2,4 TRICHLOROBENZENE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; CHLOROHYDROQUINONE; DECHLORINASE; HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; LINDANE; LYASE; PENTACHLOROCYCLOHEXENE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; METABOLITE; PESTICIDE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; ISOMER; LIN GENE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPHINGOMONAS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPHINGOMONAS; SPHINGOMONAS SP.;

EID: 40849140964     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03610.x     Document Type: Article

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