Abstract
To explore the reliability of assays that detect aromatic-compound-degrading anaerobes, a combination of three functional-gene-targeting assays was applied to microcosms from benzene-contaminated aquifers. Results of the assays were consistent and suggest that species related to the genera Azoarcus and Geobacter dominated benzene degradation at the individual sites.
MeSH terms
-
Acyl Coenzyme A / metabolism
-
Azoarcus / genetics*
-
Azoarcus / metabolism
-
Bacteria, Anaerobic / genetics
-
Bacteria, Anaerobic / isolation & purification
-
Bacteria, Anaerobic / metabolism
-
Benzene / metabolism
-
Biodegradation, Environmental
-
Carbon-Carbon Lyases / genetics
-
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
-
Geobacter / genetics*
-
Geobacter / metabolism
-
Molecular Sequence Data
-
Phylogeny
-
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
-
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
-
Water Pollutants, Chemical / metabolism*
-
Water Pollution
Substances
-
Acyl Coenzyme A
-
DNA, Bacterial
-
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
-
Water Pollutants, Chemical
-
benzoyl-coenzyme A
-
Carbon-Carbon Lyases
-
benzylsuccinate synthase
-
Benzene
Associated data
-
GENBANK/GU057387
-
GENBANK/GU057388
-
GENBANK/GU057389
-
GENBANK/GU057390
-
GENBANK/GU057391
-
GENBANK/GU057392
-
GENBANK/GU057393
-
GENBANK/GU057394
-
GENBANK/GU057395
-
GENBANK/GU057396
-
GENBANK/GU057397
-
GENBANK/GU057398
-
GENBANK/GU057399
-
GENBANK/GU057400
-
GENBANK/GU057401
-
GENBANK/GU057402
-
GENBANK/GU057403
-
GENBANK/GU057404
-
GENBANK/GU057405
-
GENBANK/HQ640662
-
GENBANK/HQ640663
-
GENBANK/HQ640664
-
GENBANK/HQ640665
-
GENBANK/HQ640666
-
GENBANK/HQ640667
-
GENBANK/HQ640668
-
GENBANK/HQ640669
-
GENBANK/HQ640670
-
GENBANK/HQ640671
-
GENBANK/HQ640672
-
GENBANK/HQ640673
-
GENBANK/HQ640674
-
GENBANK/HQ640675
-
GENBANK/HQ640676