title: Chemotaxis of Pseudomonas spp. to the polyaromatic hydrocarbon naphthalene.
abstract: Two naphthalene-degrading bacteria, Pseudomonas putida G7 and Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816-4, were chemotactically attracted to naphthalene in drop assays and modified capillary assays. Growth on naphthalene or salicylate induced the chemotactic response. P. putida G7 was also chemotactic to biphenyl; other polyaromatic hydrocarbons that were tested did not appear to be chemoattractants for either Pseudomonas strain. Strains that were cured of the naphthalene degradation plasmid were not attracted to naphthalene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Harwood
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002633:Chemotaxis / Q000187:drug effects*; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010957:Plasmids / Q000235:genetics; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000494:pharmacology; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D016958:Pseudomonas putida / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009281:Naphthalenes; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; C031721:naphthalene