Degradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by a newly discovered enteric bacterium, Leclercia adecarboxylata.
A bacterial strain, PS4040, capable of degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons for use as the sole carbon source was isolated from oily-sludge-contaminated soil. The 16S rRNA gene showed 98.8% homology to that of Leclercia adecarboxylata. Comparative molecular typing with the clinical strain of L. adecarboxylata revealed that there were few comigrating and few distinct amplimers among them.
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Priyangshu Manab
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Center of Bioresources and Biotechnology, TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi, India 110003.
Bhattacharya
Dhruva
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Krishnan
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Lal
Banwari
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D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010578:Petroleum; D010641:Phenotype; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000378:metabolism*; D011721:Pyrenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D012989:Soil Pollutants
D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D010578:Petroleum; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D011721:Pyrenes; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D012989:Soil Pollutants