The whole genome sequence of sphingobium chlorophenolicum L-1: Insights into the evolution of the pentachlorophenol degradation pathway

Genome Biology and Evolution

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 184-198

  Copley, Shelley D ^a   Rokicki, Joseph ^a   Turner, Pernilla ^b   Daligault, Hajnalka ^c   Nolan, Matt ^d   Land, Miriam ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Boulder GeoSynFuels LLC ^*  (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Enzyme evolution; Horizontal gene transfer; Pentachlorophenol hydroxylase; Tetrachlorobenzoquinone reductase; Tetrachlorohy droquinone dehalogenase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPHINGOBIUM CHLOROPHENOLICUM; SPHINGOBIUM JAPONICUM;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE (PHOSPHATE) DEHYDROGENASE (QUINONE);

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOME MAP; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HYDROXYLATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REPLICON; SPHINGOMONADACEAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HYDROXYLATION; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; QUINONE REDUCTASES; REPLICON; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SPHINGOMONADACEAE;

EID: 84860708701     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17596653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evr137     Document Type: Article

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