title: Anaerobic degradation of 4-methylbenzoate by a newly isolated denitrifying bacterium, strain pMbN1.
abstract: A novel alphaproteobacterium isolated from freshwater sediments, strain pMbN1, degrades 4-methylbenzoate to CO(2) under nitrate-reducing conditions. While strain pMbN1 utilizes several benzoate derivatives and other polar aromatic compounds, it cannot degrade p-xylene or other hydrocarbons. Based on 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis, strain pMbN1 is affiliated with the genus Magnetospirillum.
authors.affiliation: Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lahme
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harder
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rabus
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D001565:Benzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D001711:Biotransformation; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D058440:Denitrification; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000382:microbiology*; D042201:Magnetospirillum / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D001565:Benzoates; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; C009504:4-toluic acid