ISSN:
1432-072X
Keywords:
3-Fluorobenzoate
;
4-Fluorocatechol
;
Orthopathway
;
Chemotaxonomy
;
rRNA analysis
;
Quinone pattern analysis
;
Polyamine pattern analysis
;
Agrobacterium
;
Rhizobium branch
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The bacterial strain FLB300 was enriched with 3-fluorobenzoate as sole carbon source. Besides benzoate all isomeric monofluorobenzoates were utilized. Regioselective 1,2-dioxygenation rather than 1,6-dioxygenation yielded 4-fluorocatechol and minimized the production of toxic 3-fluorocatechol. Degradation of 4-fluorocatechol was mediated by reactions of ortho cleavage pathway activities. Chemotaxonomic and r-RNA data excluded strain FLB300 from a phylogenetically defined genus Pseudomonas and suggested its allocation to the alpha-2 subclass of Proteobacteria in a new genus of the Agrobacterium-Rhizobium branch.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00247820
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