Identification of the Gene Cluster for the Anaerobic Degradation of 3,5-Dihydroxybenzoate (α-Resorcylate) in Thauera aromatica Strain AR-1.

ABSTRACT: Thauera aromatica strain AR-1 degrades 3,5-dihydroxybenzoate (3,5-DHB) with nitrate as an electron acceptor. Previous biochemical studies have shown that this strain converts 3,5-DHB to hydroxyhydroquinone (1,2,4-trihydroxybenzene) through water-dependent hydroxylation of the aromatic ring and subsequent decarboxylation, and they suggest a pathway homologous to that described for the anaerobic degradation of 1,3-dihydroxybenzene (resorcinol) by Azoarcus anaerobius. Southern hybridization of a T. aromatica strain AR-1 gene library identified a 25-kb chromosome region based on its homology with A. anaerobius main pathway genes. Sequence analysis defined 20 open reading frames. Knockout mutations of the most relevant genes in the pathway were generated by reverse genetics. Physiological and b

SUBMITTER: Molina-Fuentes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4579451 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature