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Plasmid‐Mediated Degradation of Hydroxylated, Methoxylated, and Carboxylated Benzene Derivatives in Moraxella sp.
Author(s) -
VASUDEVAN N.,
PAULRAJ L. S.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb47411.x
Subject(s) - citation , library science , chemistry , computer science
Chemical industries produce wastewater that contains large amount of aromatic substances including chlorinated compounds. Moraxella sp. isolated from a petroleum refinery unit efficiently used a variety of benzene derivatives bearing hydroxyl, methoxyl, carboxyl, and chloro- groups as the sole carbon source. The isolate harbored two plasmids of high mobility that are responsible for the utilization of these substrates.