Degradation of 3-chlorobiphenyl by in vivo constructed hybrid pseudomonads.

doi:10.1016/0378-1097(90)90053-s

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Degradation of 3-chlorobiphenyl by in vivo constructed hybrid pseudomonads.

FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Sept 1990

Mokross H, Schmidt E, Reineke W

Abstract excerpt

3-Chlorobiphenyl-degrading bacteria were obtained from the mating between Pseudomonas putida strain BN10 and Pseudomonas sp. strain B13. Strains such as BN210 resulted from the transfer of the genes coding the enzyme sequence for the degradation of chlorocatechols from B13 into BN10, whereas B13...

Topics

Aroclors
Biodegradation, Environmental
Biphenyl Compounds
Conjugation, Genetic
Culture Media
Phenotype
Pseudomonas
Soil Microbiology

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