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PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF A BACTERIAL AEROBIC DEGRADER OF AZO DYES
Citation:
Govindaswami, M., T. Schmidt, D. White, AND J. Loper. PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF A BACTERIAL AEROBIC DEGRADER OF AZO DYES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-94/236.
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Eubacterial consensus oligonucleotide primers were used to amplify by polymerase chain reaction the nearly full-length 16S rRNA gene of isolate C7, a gram-negative rod capable of aerobic degradation of azo dyes. he DNA produce was cloned and sequenced. hylogenetic analysis based upon this DNA sequence places C7 within the a subdivision of proteobacteria, most closely related to Caulobacter subvibriodes. he phospholipid fatty acid pattern resembles that of caulobacters, with monounsaturated 16- and 18-carbon fatty acids predominating. 7 is unusual in having a monounsaturated branched fatty acid in the phospholipids and exclusively 2-hydroxy fatty acids in the lipid-extracted residue. his organism is of potential use in bioreactors operated for azo dye degradation.