Coexistence of two distinct copies of naphthalene degradation genes in Pseudomonas strains isolated from the western Mediterranean region.
We analyzed the occurrence of the naphthalene degradation upper-pathway (nah) genes in the western Mediterranean region. The amplification, restriction, and sequence analysis of internal fragments for several nah genes (nahAc, nahB, nahC, and nahE) from naphthalene-degrading strains isolated from this geographical area proved the coexistence of two distinct sets of nah genes.
Ferrero
Marcela
M
Departament de Biologia, Microbiologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears, and Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats (CSIC-UIB), Carretera Valldemossa, E-07071 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
Llobet-Brossa
Enrique
E
Lalucat
Jorge
J
García-Valdés
Elena
E
Rosselló-Mora
Ramón
R
Bosch
Rafael
R
D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D049308:Dioxygenases; D020440:Gene Duplication; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D010105:Oxygenases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012623:Seawater; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D009097:Multienzyme Complexes; D009281:Naphthalenes; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C031721:naphthalene; D010105:Oxygenases; D049308:Dioxygenases; C038703:naphthalene dioxygenase