Biochemistry and genetics of PCB metabolism.

doi:10.1289/ehp.95103s421

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Biochemistry and genetics of PCB metabolism.

Environmental health perspectives - 1 Jun 1995

Furukawa K, Kimura N

Abstract excerpt

Biphenyl(BP)-utilizing bacteria, which include both Gram-negative and Gram-positive strains, are ubiquitously distributed in the environment. These bacteria co-metabolically degrade a variety of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners to the corresponding chlorobenzoic acids through 2,3-dioxygen...

Topics

Biphenyl Compounds
DNA Transposable Elements
Genes
Hydrocarbons
Multigene Family
Mutation
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Pseudomonas

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