title: Characterization of denitrification gene clusters of soil bacteria via a metagenomic approach.
abstract: We characterized operons encoding enzymes involved in denitrification, a nitrogen-cycling process involved in nitrogen losses and greenhouse gas emission, using a metagenomic approach which combines molecular screening and pyrosequencing. Screening of 77,000 clones from a soil metagenomic library led to the identification and the subsequent characterization of nine denitrification gene clusters.
authors.affiliation: Environmental Microbial Genomics Group, Laboratoire AMPERE, UMR CNRS 5005, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Université de Lyon, 36 Avenue Guy de Collongue, 69134 Ecully, France.
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demanèche
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Philippot
authors.forename: Maude M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.forename: Timothy M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simonet
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D023061:Gene Order; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D009876:Operon; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D012988:Soil Microbiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D009584:Nitrogen