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Distribution of Hydrogenase Genes in Desulfovibrio spp. and Their Use in Identification of Species from the Oil Field Environment

Year: 1990

Type: article

Abstract: The distribution of genes for [Fe], [NiFe], and [NiFeSe] hydrogenases was determined for 22 Desulfovibrio species. The genes for [NiFe] hydrogenase were present in all species, whereas those for the [Fe] and [NiFeSe] hydrogenases had a more limited distribution. Sulfate-reducing bacteria from 16S rRNA groups other than the genus Desulfovibrio (R. Devereux, M. Delaney, F. Widdel, and D. A. Stahl, J. Bacteriol. 171:6689-6695, 1989) did not react with the [NiFe] hydrogenase gene probe, which could be used to identify different Desulfovibrio species in oil field samples following growth on lactate-sulfate medium.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.56.12.3748-3754.1990

Authors: Gerrit Voordouw, Vincent Niviere, F. Grant Ferris, Phillip M. Fedorak, Donald W. S. Westlake

Institutions: University of Alberta, University of Calgary

Language: English

Topic: Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins

Subfield: Biochemistry

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W1867433264

FWCI: 1.956

Cites: 30

Cited by: 117

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