Open AccessInvolvement of the plasmid pPGH1 in the phenol degradation of Pseudomonas putida strain H
Author(s) -
Herrmann H.,
Janke D.,
Krejsa S.,
Kunze I.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1987.tb02111.x
Subject(s) - plasmid , pseudomonas putida , phenol , degradation (telecommunications) , cleavage (geology) , chemistry , strain (injury) , pseudomonas , dna , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , genetics , enzyme , bacteria , organic chemistry , telecommunications , paleontology , anatomy , fracture (geology) , computer science
Pseudomonas putida strain H (wildtype) was shown to harbour two plasmids with a molecular mass of about 50 kb and 200–220 kb, respectively. Evidence is presented that the larger one, pPGH1, is involved in the phenol degradation via the meta‐cleavage pathway.