Efficiency of naphthalene and salicylate degradation by a recombinant Pseudomonas putida mutant strain defective in glucose metabolism.

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Metabolically engineered microorganisms may have tremendous potential in removing toxic compounds from nature. In general, microorganisms prefer to utilize simpler carbon sources over toxic compounds when both are present in an environment and, therefore, the presence of simpler carbon sources may greatly reduce the efficiency of a microorganism towards toxic compounds. If a microorganism is prevented from...

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