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Characterization of the naphthalene-degrading bacterium, Rhodococcus opacus M213

Characterization of the naphthalene-degrading bacterium, Rhodococcus opacus M213 Bacterial strain M213 was isolated from a fuel oil-contaminated soil in Idaho, USA, by growth on naphthalene as a sole source of carbon, and was identified as Rhodococcus opacus M213 by 16S rDNA sequence analysis and growth on substrates characteristic of this species. M213 was screened for growth on a variety of aromatic hydrocarbons, and growth was observed only on simple 1 and 2 ring compounds. No growth or poor growth was observed with chlorinated aromatic compounds such as 2,4-dichlorophenol and chlorobenzoates. No growth was observed by M213 on salicylate, and M213 resting cells grown on naphthalene did not attack salicylate. In addition, no salicylate hydroxylase activity was detected in cell free lysates, suggesting a pathway for naphthalene catabolism that does not pass through salicylate. Enzyme assays indicated induction of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase on different substrates. Total DNA from M213 was screened for hybridization with a variety of genes encoding catechol dioxygenases, but hybridization was observed only with catA (encoding catechol 1,2-dioxygenase) from R. opacus 1CP and edoD (encoding catechol 2,3-dioxygenase) from Rhodococcus sp. I1. Plasmid analysis indicated the presence of two plasmids (pNUO1 and pNUO2). edoD hybridized to pNUO1, a very large (∼750 kb) linear plasmid. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png FEMS Microbiology Letters Oxford University Press

Characterization of the naphthalene-degrading bacterium, Rhodococcus opacus M213

Uz, Ilker; Duan, Y.P.; Ogram, A
FEMS Microbiology Letters , Volume 185 (2) – Apr 9, 2000
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© 2000 Federation of European Microbiological Societies
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0378-1097
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10.1111/j.1574-6968.2000.tb09067.x
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Abstract

Bacterial strain M213 was isolated from a fuel oil-contaminated soil in Idaho, USA, by growth on naphthalene as a sole source of carbon, and was identified as Rhodococcus opacus M213 by 16S rDNA sequence analysis and growth on substrates characteristic of this species. M213 was screened for growth on a variety of aromatic hydrocarbons, and growth was observed only on simple 1 and 2 ring compounds. No growth or poor growth was observed with chlorinated aromatic compounds such as 2,4-dichlorophenol and chlorobenzoates. No growth was observed by M213 on salicylate, and M213 resting cells grown on naphthalene did not attack salicylate. In addition, no salicylate hydroxylase activity was detected in cell free lysates, suggesting a pathway for naphthalene catabolism that does not pass through salicylate. Enzyme assays indicated induction of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase and catechol 2,3-dioxygenase on different substrates. Total DNA from M213 was screened for hybridization with a variety of genes encoding catechol dioxygenases, but hybridization was observed only with catA (encoding catechol 1,2-dioxygenase) from R. opacus 1CP and edoD (encoding catechol 2,3-dioxygenase) from Rhodococcus sp. I1. Plasmid analysis indicated the presence of two plasmids (pNUO1 and pNUO2). edoD hybridized to pNUO1, a very large (∼750 kb) linear plasmid.

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Published: Apr 9, 2000

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