Diversity of flavin-binding monooxygenase genes (almA) in marine bacteria capable of degradation long-chain alkanes

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 523-533

  Wang, Wanpeng ^a   Shao, Zongze ^a  

^a State of Oceanic Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Biodiversity; Flavin binding monooxygenase (AlmA); Gene diversity; Long chain alkanes; Marine bacteria

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; BACTERIAL DNA; MIXED FUNCTION OXIDASE; PRIMER DNA; RIBOFLAVIN DERIVATIVE; SEA WATER;

ALKANE; BACTERIUM; COASTAL ZONE; DATABASE; DEGRADATION; GENE; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAWATER;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHINA; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; INDIAN OCEAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALKANES; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BASE SEQUENCE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHINA; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, BACTERIAL; FLAVINS; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; INDIAN OCEAN; MIXED FUNCTION OXYGENASES; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAWATER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHINA; FUJIAN; INDIAN OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA; XIAMEN;

ACINETOBACTER; ALCANIVORAX; ALMA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MARINOBACTER; NEGIBACTERIA; PARVIBACULUM; PROTEOBACTERIA; SALINISPHAERA;

EID: 84862813650     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2012.01322.x     Document Type: Article

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