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Quantitative PCR for tracking the megaplasmid-borne biodegradation potential of a model sphingomonad

  • Erica M. Hartmann
  • , Jonathan P. Badalamenti
  • , Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown
  • , Rolf U. Halden

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Abstract

We developed a quantitative PCR method for tracking the dxnA1 gene, the initial, megaplasmid-borne gene in Sphingomonas wittichii RW1's dibenzo-p-dioxin degradation pathway. We used this method on complex environmental samples and report on growth of S. wittichii RW1 in landfill leachate, thus furnishing a novel tool for monitoring megaplasmid-borne, dioxygenaseencoding genes.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4493-4496
Number of pages4
JournalApplied and environmental microbiology
Volume78
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2012

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  1. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
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