Medium-chain alkane biodegradation and its link to some unifying attributes of alkB genes diversity
Hydrocarbon footprints in the environment, via biosynthesis, natural seepage,
anthropogenic activities and accidents, affect the ecosystem and induce a shift in the healthy …
anthropogenic activities and accidents, affect the ecosystem and induce a shift in the healthy …
The Use of a Combination of alkB Primers to Better Characterize the Distribution of Alkane-Degrading Bacteria
The alkane monooxygenase AlkB, which is encoded by the alkB gene, is a key enzyme
involved in bacterial alkane degradation. To study the alkB gene within bacterial …
involved in bacterial alkane degradation. To study the alkB gene within bacterial …
Evaluating the Assignment of alkB Terminal Restriction Fragments and Sequence Types to Distinct Bacterial Taxa
Sequence and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) analyses
revealed multiple alkB gene copies/cell in soil bacterial isolates and an apparently high …
revealed multiple alkB gene copies/cell in soil bacterial isolates and an apparently high …
Assessing the role of alkane hydroxylase genotypes in environmental samples by competitive PCR
S Heiss‐Blanquet, Y Benoit… - Journal of Applied …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Aims: A molecular tool for extensive detection of prokaryotic alkane hydroxylase genes
(alkB) was developed. AlkB genotypes involved in the degradation of short‐chain alkanes …
(alkB) was developed. AlkB genotypes involved in the degradation of short‐chain alkanes …
Characterization of two alkane hydroxylase genes from the marine hydrocarbonoclastic bacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis
JB Van Beilen, MM Marín, THM Smits… - Environmental …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Summary The marine γ‐Proteobacterium Alcanivorax borkumensis is highly specialized in
the assimilation of aliphatic hydrocarbons, and makes up a large part of the biomass in oil …
the assimilation of aliphatic hydrocarbons, and makes up a large part of the biomass in oil …
Distribution of alkB genes within n‐alkane‐degrading bacteria
A Vomberg, U Klinner - Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Fifty‐four bacterial strains belonging to 37 species were tested for their ability to assimilate
short chain and/or medium chain liquid n‐alkanes. A gene probe derived from the alkB gene …
short chain and/or medium chain liquid n‐alkanes. A gene probe derived from the alkB gene …
Diverse alkane hydroxylase genes in microorganisms and environments
AlkB and CYP153 are important alkane hydroxylases responsible for aerobic alkane
degradation in bioremediation of oil-polluted environments and microbial enhanced oil …
degradation in bioremediation of oil-polluted environments and microbial enhanced oil …
Alkane biodegradation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from a polluted zone: identification of alkB and alkB-related genes
A Belhaj, N Desnoues, C Elmerich - Research in Microbiology, 2002 - Elsevier
Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains that grow on crude oil as the sole source of carbon and
energy were isolated from an environment in Morocco polluted by petroleum refinery …
energy were isolated from an environment in Morocco polluted by petroleum refinery …
Abundance and Diversity of n-Alkane-Degrading Bacteria in a Forest Soil Co-Contaminated with Hydrocarbons and Metals: A Molecular Study on alkB …
A Pérez-de-Mora, M Engel, M Schloter - Microbial ecology, 2011 - Springer
Unraveling functional genes related to biodegradation of organic compounds has
profoundly improved our understanding of biological remediation processes, yet the ecology …
profoundly improved our understanding of biological remediation processes, yet the ecology …
Analysis of Pseudomonas putida alkane-degradation gene clusters and flanking insertion sequences: evolution and regulation of the alk genes
JB van Beilen, S Panke, S Lucchini… - …, 2001 - microbiologyresearch.org
The Pseudomonas putida GPo1 (commonly known as Pseudomonas oleovorans GPo1)
alkBFGHJKL and alkST gene clusters, which encode proteins involved in the conversion of …
alkBFGHJKL and alkST gene clusters, which encode proteins involved in the conversion of …