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Transmissible plasmid coding for the degradation of benzoate and m-toluate in Pseudomonas arvilla mt-2

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2009

C. L. Wong
Affiliation:
School of Biological Technology, University of New South WalesP.O. Box 1, Kensington, New South Wales, 2033, Australia
N. W. Dunn
Affiliation:
School of Biological Technology, University of New South WalesP.O. Box 1, Kensington, New South Wales, 2033, Australia
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Pseudomonas arvilla mt-2 (ATCC 23073) has been shown to harbour a transmissible plasmid which codes for the degradation of benzoate and m-toluate. Plasmid-borne genetic information codes for the conversion of these compounds to catechol then the assimilation of catechol via the meta cleavage pathway.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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