title: Identification of a perchlorate reduction genomic island with novel regulatory and metabolic genes.
abstract: A comparative analysis of the genomes of four dissimilatory (per)chlorate-reducing bacteria has revealed a genomic island associated with perchlorate reduction. In addition to the characterized metabolic genes for perchlorate reductase and chlorite dismutase, the island contains multiple conserved uncharacterized genes possibly involved in electron transport and regulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, 271 Koshland Hall, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Melnyk
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Engelbrektson
authors.forename: Iain C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Hans K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Byrne-Bailey
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Coates
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics*; D023061:Gene Order; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D044404:Genomic Islands; D053858:Metabolic Networks and Pathways / Q000235:genetics*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010088:Oxidoreductases / Q000235:genetics; D010472:Perchlorates / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017385:Sequence Homology; D014157:Transcription Factors
chemical_list: D010472:Perchlorates; D014157:Transcription Factors; D010088:Oxidoreductases; C402794:chlorite dismutase; C494474:perchlorate