Plasmids specifying ε‐caprolactam degradation in Pseudomonas strains

The large plasmid DNAs were found in several strains of Pseudomonas sp. capable of growing on ε‐caprolactam as a sole source of carbon and nitrogen. The ability to grow on ε‐caprolactam and ε‐aminocaproic acid as sole sources of carbon or nitrogen and adipic acid as a sole source of carbon could be...

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Published in:FEMS microbiology letters 1984-01, Vol.22 (3), p.167-170
Main Authors: Boronin, A.M., Naumova, R.P., Grishchenkov, V.G., Ilijinskaya, O.N.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetics
Microbiology
plasmids
Pseudomonas
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas putida
ε‐Caprolactam degradation
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Summary:The large plasmid DNAs were found in several strains of Pseudomonas sp. capable of growing on ε‐caprolactam as a sole source of carbon and nitrogen. The ability to grow on ε‐caprolactam and ε‐aminocaproic acid as sole sources of carbon or nitrogen and adipic acid as a sole source of carbon could be transferred in interspecies crosses. All transconjugants harboured corresponding large plasmid DNAs. It was suggested that the discovered plasmids possessed the genetic material controlling several consecutive reactions of ε‐caprolactam catabolism yielding acetate and succinate.
ISSN:0378-1097
1574-6968
DOI:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1984.tb00719.x