Characterization and analysis of three newly isolated hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading strains
Characterization and analysis of three newly isolated hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-degrading strains
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ibiod.2013.08.023
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发表时间:
2013-11
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4.8
通讯作者:
Li Cao;Jianhong Xu;Mingxing Li;Guangyan Wu;Jun Wang;Yi-Ting Guan;Jian He;Shun-Peng Li;Q. Hong
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作者:
Li Cao;Jianhong Xu;Mingxing Li;Guangyan Wu;Jun Wang;Yi-Ting Guan;Jian He;Shun-Peng Li;Q. Hong
Three bacterial strains (designated as BHC-B, BHC-C, and BHC-D) that degrade γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH) were isolated and characterized. They were all identified asSphingobiumsp. according to the phylogenetic analysis of the 16S rRNA gene sequence and the physiologic and biochemical characteristics. Analysis with ERIC–PCR was first used to determine the similarities of the differentSphingobiumstrains. Strains BHC-B, BHC-C, and BHC-D could also degrade three other HCH isomers (α-, β-, and δ-isomer), and the degradation rates were in the following order: γ-HCH > α-HCH > δ-HCH > β-HCH. For the same isomer, the degradation rates of the three HCH-degrading strains were in the order: BHC-C > BHC-B > BHC-D. These three strains had six keylingenes (linA,linB,linC,linD,linE,linR). The sequence similarities oflinA,linC,linD,linE, andlinRwere 99%–100% and highly conserved at the amino acid level. By contrast, the LinB sequence diverged by 2%–3%, which might be responsible for the difference of the degradation rate in different strains against the same HCH isomer. However, further studies are needed to prove this hypothesis.