Functional Analysis of Novel alkB Genes Encoding Long-Chain n-Alkane Hydroxylases in Rhodococcus sp. Strain CH91

W Xiang, S Hong, Y Xue, Y Ma - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Rhodococcus sp. strain CH91 is capable of utilizing long-chain n-alkanes as the sole carbon
source. Two new genes (alkB1 and alkB2) encoding AlkB-type alkane hydroxylase were …

Characterization and Transcriptional Regulation of n-Alkane Hydroxylase Gene Cluster of Rhodococcus jostii RHA1

N Gibu, D Kasai, T Ikawa, E Akiyama, M Fukuda - Microorganisms, 2019 - mdpi.com
Gram-positive actinomycete Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 is able to grow on C10 to C19 n-
alkanes as a sole source of carbon and energy. To clarify, the n-alkane utilization pathway …

Biodegradation of variable-chain-length n-alkanes in Rhodococcus opacus R7 and the involvement of an alkane hydroxylase system in the metabolism

J Zampolli, E Collina, M Lasagni, P Di Gennaro - Amb Express, 2014 - Springer
Rhodococcus opacus R7 is a Gram-positive bacterium isolated from a polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbon contaminated soil for its versatile metabolism; indeed the strain is able to grow …

Expression of Rhodococcus opacus alkB genes in anhydrous organic solvents

Y Sameshima, K Honda, J Kato, T Omasa… - Journal of bioscience and …, 2008 - Elsevier
Rhodococcus opacus B-4 is a benzene-tolerant bacterium which was isolated from a
gasoline-contaminated soil sample. We previously demonstrated that this organism was …

Elucidation of multiple alkane hydroxylase systems in biodegradation of crude oil n‐alkane pollution by Pseudomonas aeruginosa DN1

YP Li, JC Pan, YL Ma - Journal of applied microbiology, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Aims The purpose of this study was to elucidate the characteristics of multiple alkane
hydroxylase systems in Pseudomonas aeruginosa DN1, including two homologues of AlkB …

Isolation of an alkane-degrading Alcanivorax sp. strain 2B5 and cloning of the alkB gene

YC Liu, LZ Li, Y Wu, W Tian, LP Zhang, L Xu… - Bioresource …, 2010 - Elsevier
A Gram-negative coccus, strain 2B5, was isolated from the sea mud of the crude oil-polluted
Donghai area in China and identified as Alcanivorax sp. based on its physiological …

Monooxygenases involved in the n-alkanes metabolism by Rhodococcus sp. BCP1: molecular characterization and expression of alkB gene

M Cappelletti - 2010 - amsdottorato.unibo.it
Bioremediation implies the use of living organisms, primarily microorganisms, to convert
environmental contaminants into less toxic forms. The impact of the consequences of …

Detection and transcription of n-alkane biodegradation genes (alkB) in the genome of a hydrocarbon-oxidizing bacterium Geobacillus subterraneus K

AV Korshunova, TP Tourova, NM Shestakova… - Microbiology, 2011 - Springer
The diversity and localization of alkB genes in the genome of the hydrocarbon-oxidizing
bacterium Geobacillus subterraneus K, as well as the transcription of alkB genes, were …

The detection and phylogenetic analysis of the alkane 1-monooxygenase gene of members of the genus Rhodococcus

A Táncsics, T Benedek, S Szoboszlay, PG Veres… - Systematic and applied …, 2015 - Elsevier
Naturally occurring and anthropogenic petroleum hydrocarbons are potential carbon
sources for many bacteria. The AlkB-related alkane hydroxylases, which are integral …

Characterization of a CYP153 alkane hydroxylase gene in a Gram-positive Dietzia sp. DQ12-45-1b and its “team role” with alkW1 in alkane degradation

Y Nie, JL Liang, H Fang, YQ Tang, XL Wu - Applied microbiology and …, 2014 - Springer
CYP153 and AlkB-like hydroxylases were recently discovered in Gram-positive alkane-
degrading bacteria. However, it is unclear whether they cooperate with each other in alkane …