Phenotypic characterization of copper-resistant mutants of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b.

doi:10.1128/aem.59.9.2771-2776.1993

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Phenotypic characterization of copper-resistant mutants of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b.

Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Sept 1993

Fitch M W, Graham D W, Arnold R G, Agarwal S K, Phelps P, Speitel G E, Georgiou G

Abstract excerpt

Cultures of Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b grown in the presence of very low concentrations of copper synthesize a soluble methane monooxygenase (sMMO) that efficiently catalyzes the oxidation of trichloroethylene and other organic pollutants. Recently, we isolated five M. trichosporium OB3b mut...

Topics

Biodegradation, Environmental
Biological Transport, Active
Cell Division
Copper
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Methylococcaceae
Mutation
Oxygenases
Phenotype
Trichloroethylene

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