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Tactic responses to pollutants and their potential to increase biodegradation efficiency.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Apr 2013
Lacal J, Reyes-Darias J A, García-Fontana C, Ramos J-L, Krell T
Abstract excerpt
A significant number of bacterial strains are able to use toxic aromatic hydrocarbons as carbon and energy sources. In a number of cases, the evolution of the corresponding degradation pathway was accompanied by the evolution of tactic behaviours either towards or away from these toxic carbon sources. Reports are reviewed which show that a chemoattraction to heterogeneously distributed aromatic pollutants...
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