Metagenomic screening for nitroreductase
wastewater metagenome
The metagenomic DNA extracted from effluent (rich in nitro compounds) collected from the pharmaceutical industry. We are screening to isolate a novel oxygen insensitive nitroreductase capable of degrading nitro aromatic compounds.
isolation_source
environmental
collection_date
2015-02
geo_loc_name
India
lat_lon
12.951094 N 79.31936999 E
rel_to_oxygen
facultative
samp_collect_device
Simple PP-collection vials
samp_mat_process
DNA Purification and Fosmid construction
samp_size
1000 ml
BioSampleModel
Metagenome or environmental