Article
Mutational analysis of pcpA and its role in pentachlorophenol degradation by Sphingomonas (Flavobacterium) chlorophenolica ATCC 39723.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Dec 1997
Chanama S, Crawford R L
Abstract excerpt
Sphingomonas (Flavobacterium) chlorophenolica ATCC 39723 degrades pentachlorophenol (PCP) through a catabolic pathway encoded by multiple genes. One gene required for PCP degradation is pcpA, which encodes information for a 30-kDa polypeptide, PcpA, found in the periplasm of the bacterium. The bi...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Base Sequence
- Biodegradation, Environmental
- DNA Primers
- Environmental Pollutants
- Flavobacterium
- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
- Genes, Bacterial
- Hydroquinones
- Mutation
- Pentachlorophenol
