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Quantitative Detection of Perchlorate-Reducing Bacteria by Real-Time PCR Targeting the Perchlorate Reductase Gene

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: A quantitative real-time PCR assay targeting the pcrA gene, encoding the catalytic subunit of perchlorate reductase, detected pcrA genes from perchlorate-reducing bacteria in three different genera and from soil microbial communities. Partial pcrA sequences indicated differences in the composition of perchlorate-reducing bacterial communities following exposure to different electron donors.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.01658-07

Authors: Mamie Nozawa-Inoue, Mercy Jien, Nicholas S. Hamilton, Valley Stewart, Kate M. Scow, Krassimira R. Hristova

Institution: University of California, Davis

Language: English

Topic: Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Award: Biomarkers of Exposure to Hazardous Substances