Title |
Comparative genomic analysis of nine Sphingobium strains: insights into their evolution and hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) degradation pathways
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Published in |
BMC Genomics, November 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2164-15-1014 |
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Authors |
Helianthous Verma, Roshan Kumar, Phoebe Oldach, Naseer Sangwan, Jitendra P Khurana, Jack A Gilbert, Rup Lal |
Abstract |
Sphingobium spp. are efficient degraders of a wide range of chlorinated and aromatic hydrocarbons. In particular, strains which harbour the lin pathway genes mediating the degradation of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers are of interest due to the widespread persistence of this contaminant. Here, we examined the evolution and diversification of the lin pathway under the selective pressure of HCH, by comparing the draft genomes of six newly-sequenced Sphingobium spp. (strains LL03, DS20, IP26, HDIPO4, P25 and RL3) isolated from HCH dumpsites, with three existing genomes (S. indicum B90A, S. japonicum UT26S and Sphingobium sp. SYK6). |
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