Cloning, characterization and analysis of cat and ben genes from the phenol degrading halophilic bacterium Halomonas organivorans.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Extensive use of phenolic compounds in industry has resulted in the generation of saline wastewaters that produce significant environmental contamination; however, little information is available on the degradation of phenolic compounds in saline conditions. Halomonas organivorans G-16.1 (CECT 5995(T)) is a moderately halophilic bacterium that we isolated in a previous work from saline environments of South Spain by enrichment for growth in different pollutants, including phenolic compounds. PCR amplification with degenerate primers revealed the presence of genes encoding ring-cleaving enzymes of the β-ketoadipate pathway for aromatic catabolism in H. organivorans.

Findings

The gene cluster catRBCA, involved in catechol degradation, was isolated from H. organivora

SUBMITTER: de Lourdes Moreno M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3112211 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature