Identification of critical members in a sulfidogenic benzene-degrading consortium by DNA stable isotope probing.

ABSTRACT: Stable isotope probing (SIP) was used to identify the active members in a benzene-degrading sulfidogenic consortium. SIP-terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis indicated that a 270-bp peak incorporated the majority of the (13)C label and is a sequence closely related to that of clone SB-21 (GenBank accession no. AF029045). This target may be an important biomarker for anaerobic benzene degradation in the field.

SUBMITTER: Oka AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2570285 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature