Genetic adaptation of bacteria to chlorinated aromatic compounds.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_C30246EA539D
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Title
Genetic adaptation of bacteria to chlorinated aromatic compounds.
Journal
FEMS Microbiology Reviews
Author(s)
van der Meer J.R.
ISSN
0168-6445 (Print)
ISSN-L
0168-6445
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1994
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
15
Number
2-3
Pages
239-249
Language
english
Abstract
Genetic mechanisms in bacteria provide a continuous source of alterations in DNA sequences that may lead to favourable adaptations. Bacteria that use chlorinated aromatics as sole carbon and energy sources show evidence of these different genetic alterations. The distinct effects of single base-pair mutations on adaptation of bacterial strains (e.g. by changing the substrate specificity of a key metabolic enzyme or regulator protein) have been demonstrated in various studies. In addition to these small sequence modifications, intermolecular or intercellular gene exchange mechanisms can result in new strains with altered metabolic capabilities. The details of these evolutionary processes with respect to the metabolism of chlorobenzenes and chlorocatechols are reviewed in this manuscript.
Keywords
Adaptation, Physiological/genetics, Biodegradation, Environmental, Biological Evolution, Catechols/metabolism, Chlorobenzenes/metabolism, Pseudomonas/genetics, Pseudomonas/metabolism
Pubmed
Web of science
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21/01/2008 13:36
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20/08/2019 15:38
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