title: Chemotaxis of Pseudomonas putida toward chlorinated benzoates.
abstract: The chlorinated aromatic acids 3-chlorobenzoate and 4-chlorobenzoate are chemoattractants for Pseudomonas putida PRS2000. These compounds are detected by a chromosomally encoded chemotactic response to benzoate which is inducible by beta-ketoadipate, an intermediate of benzoate catabolism. Plasmid pAC27, encoding enzymes for 3-chlorobenzoate degradation, does not appear to carry genes for chemotaxis toward chlorinated compounds.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Harwood
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Parales
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dispensa
mesh_terms: D002633:Chemotaxis; D002723:Chlorobenzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010957:Plasmids; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002723:Chlorobenzoates; C036427:3-chlorobenzoic acid; C040768:4-chlorobenzoic acid