Identification and Expression of Benzylsuccinate Synthase Genes in a Toluene-Degrading Methanogenic Consortium | Zendy

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Identification and Expression of Benzylsuccinate Synthase Genes in a Toluene-Degrading Methanogenic Consortium

Author(s) -

Cheryl E. Washer,

Elizabeth A. Edwards

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.01904-06

Subject(s) - toluene , biodegradation , gene , biochemistry , atp synthase , biology , chemistry , transcription (linguistics) , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , ecology , linguistics , philosophy

Benzylsuccinate synthase (BSS) initiates anaerobic toluene biodegradation, and BSS genes have been found in several nitrate- and iron-reducing organisms. Here, two new putative bssA genes were identified in a methanogenic toluene-degrading culture. Transcription was upregulated with toluene but not with benzoate, consistent with the proposed function. These are the first bss sequences from a methanogenic culture.

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