학술논문

Diversity surveys and evolutionary relationships of aoxB genes in aerobic arsenite-oxidizing bacteria
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Applied and Environmental Microbiology. July 2008, Vol. 74 Issue 14, p4567, 7 p.
Subject
Environmental aspects
Composition
Chemical properties
Analysis
Aerobic bacteria -- Environmental aspects
Aerobic bacteria -- Composition
Amino acids -- Chemical properties
Arsenic -- Chemical properties
Oxidation-reduction reactions -- Analysis
Bacteria, Aerobic -- Environmental aspects
Bacteria, Aerobic -- Composition
Oxidation-reduction reaction -- Analysis
Language
English
ISSN
0099-2240
Abstract
A new primer set was developed to specifically amplify aoxB genes encoding the As(III) oxidase catalytic subunit from taxonomically diverse aerobic As(III)-oxidizing bacteria. The results highlighted the conservation of essential amino acids and structural motifs and the usefulness of the aoxB gene as a functional marker of aerobic As(III) oxidizers.