Detection, expression and quantitation of the biodegradative genes in Antarctic microorganisms using PCR

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 275-287

  Panicker, Gitika ^a,c   Mojib, Nazia ^a   Aislabie, Jackie ^b   Bej, Asim K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Antarctica; Biodegradation; CPCR; PCR; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ALKANE HYDROXYLASE; BIPHENYL DIOXYGENASE; CATECHOL 2,3 DIOXYGENASE; DIOXYGENASE; NAPHTHALENE DIOXYGENASE; OXYGENASE; TOLUENE DIOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OIL SPILL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; RHODOCOCCUS; SCREENING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SPHINGOMONAS;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BACTERIA; COLD TEMPERATURE; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HYDROCARBONS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; PSEUDOMONAS SP. 7/156; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 77649191252     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10482-009-9408-6     Document Type: Article

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