title: The evolution of the phenylacetic acid degradation pathway in bacteria.
abstract: The phenylacetic acid (PhAc) degradation pathway becomes an interesting model for the catabolism of aromatic compounds. To determine the molecular basis for this environmentally important process, we did a phylogenic analysis based on the PhAc CoA ligase gene. It suggests that the PhAc CoA ligase genes are distributing widely and subject to frequent lateral gene transfer within and across bacterial phylum.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural High-Tech Research Center, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan. ryoshi@ccmfs.meijo-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Rei
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Abe-Yoshizumi
authors.forename: Urara
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: Asami
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Shigeyuki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ichihara
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001483:Base Sequence; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases / Q000235:genetics*; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012989:Soil Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010648:Phenylacetates; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D003066:Coenzyme A Ligases; C023914:phenylacetate - CoA ligase; C025136:phenylacetic acid