Advantages and limitations of quantitative PCR (Q-PCR)-based approaches in microbial ecology
Abstract Quantitative PCR (Q-PCR or real-time PCR) approaches are now widely applied in
microbial ecology to quantify the abundance and expression of taxonomic and functional …
microbial ecology to quantify the abundance and expression of taxonomic and functional …
Chirality of pollutants—effects on metabolism and fate
TA Müller, HPE Kohler - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2004 - Springer
In most cases, enantiomers of chiral compounds behave differently in biochemical
processes. Therefore, the effects and the environmental fate of the enantiomers of chiral …
processes. Therefore, the effects and the environmental fate of the enantiomers of chiral …
Isolation and characterization of a chlorpyrifos and 3, 5, 6-trichloro-2-pyridinol degrading bacterium
A bacterium, isolated from contaminated soils around a chemical factory and named strain
DSP3 was capable of biodegrading both chlorpyrifos and 3, 5, 6-trichloro-2-pyridinol. Based …
DSP3 was capable of biodegrading both chlorpyrifos and 3, 5, 6-trichloro-2-pyridinol. Based …
Pristine environments harbor a new group of oligotrophic 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid-degrading bacteria
Y Kamagata, RR Fulthorpe, K Tamura… - Applied and …, 1997 - Am Soc Microbiol
2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D)-degrading bacteria were isolated from pristine
environments which had no history of 2, 4-D exposure. By using 2, 4-D dye indicator …
environments which had no history of 2, 4-D exposure. By using 2, 4-D dye indicator …
Effect of dissemination of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) degradation plasmids on 2, 4-D degradation and on bacterial community structure in two different …
W Dejonghe, J Goris, S El Fantroussi… - Applied and …, 2000 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Transfer of the 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) degradation plasmids
pEMT1 and pJP4 from an introduced donor strain, Pseudomonas putida UWC3, to the …
pEMT1 and pJP4 from an introduced donor strain, Pseudomonas putida UWC3, to the …
Analysis of Bacterial Community Structure in Sulfurous-Oil-Containing Soils and Detection of Species Carrying Dibenzothiophene Desulfurization (dsz) Genes
The selective effects of sulfur-containing hydrocarbons, with respect to changes in bacterial
community structure and selection of desulfurizing organisms and genes, were studied in …
community structure and selection of desulfurizing organisms and genes, were studied in …
Monitoring gene expression in mixed microbial communities by using DNA microarrays
P Dennis, EA Edwards, SN Liss… - Applied and …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A DNA microarray to monitor the expression of bacterial metabolic genes within
mixed microbial communities was designed and tested. Total RNA was extracted from pure …
mixed microbial communities was designed and tested. Total RNA was extracted from pure …
Direct analysis of tfdA gene expression by indigenous bacteria in phenoxy acid amended agricultural soil
J Bælum, MH Nicolaisen, WE Holben… - The ISME …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Expression of the functional gene tfdA involved in degradation of phenoxyacetic acids such
as 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) and 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid …
as 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D) and 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid …
Microbial degradation of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid: insight into the enzymes and catabolic genes involved, their regulation and biotechnological implications
A considerable progress has been made to understand the mechanisms of biodegradation
of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D). 2, 4-D biodegradation pathway has been …
of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D). 2, 4-D biodegradation pathway has been …
Evidence for interspecies gene transfer in the evolution of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid degraders
C McGowan, R Fulthorpe, A Wright… - Applied and …, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
Small-subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA) from 20 phenotypically distinct strains of 2, 4-
dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D)-degrading bacteria was partially sequenced, yielding …
dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2, 4-D)-degrading bacteria was partially sequenced, yielding …