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    Appl Environ Microbiol. 1991 Jun;57(6):1853-7.

    Involvement of a large plasmid in the degradation of 1,2-dichloroethane by Xanthobacter autotrophicus.

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    Genetic Section, National Research Council of Canada Biotechnology Research Institute, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

    Abstract

    Xanthobacter autotrophicus GJ10 is a bacterium that can degrade short-chain halogenated aliphatic compounds such as 1,2-dichloroethane. A 200-kb plasmid, pXAU1, was isolated from this strain and shown to contain the dhlA gene, which codes for haloalkane dehalogenase, the first enzyme in the degradation pathway of 1,2-dichloroethane by GJ10. Loss of pXAU1 resulted in loss of haloalkane dehalogenase activity, significantly decreased chloroacetaldehyde dehydrogenase activity, and loss of resistance to mercuric chloride but did not affect the activity level of haloalkanoate dehalogenase, the second dehalogenase in the degradation of 1,2-dichloroethane.

    PMID:
    1872615
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
    PMCID:
    PMC183483
    Free PMC Article

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