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Glutathione S-transferase-encoding gene as a potential probe for environmental bacterial isolates capable of degrading polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Year: 1997

Type: article

Abstract: Homologs of the glutathione S-transferase (GST)-encoding gene were identified in a collection of aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading Sphingomonas spp. isolated from New Zealand, Antarctica, and the United States by using PCR primers designed from the GST-encoding gene of Sphingomonas paucimobilis EPA505. Sequence analysis of PCR fragments generated from these isolates and of the GST gene amplified from DNA extracted from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)-contaminated soil revealed a high degree of conservation, which may make the GST-encoding gene a potentially useful marker for PAH-degrading bacteria.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.8.3286-3290.1997

Authors: G Lloyd-Jones, P C Lau

Institution: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research

Language: English

Topic: Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W2157346755

FWCI: 4.629

Cites: 32

Cited by: 63

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