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I A Kosheleva

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[The use of the [13C]/[12C] ratio for the assay of the microbial oxidation of hydrocarbons].

The study deals with a comparative analysis of the relative abundances of the carbon isotopes 12C and 13C in the metabolites and biomass of the Burkholderia sp. BS3702 and Pseudomonas putida BS202-p strains capable of utilizing aliphatic (n-hexadecane) and aromatic (naphthalene) hydrocarbons as sources of carbon and energy. The isotope composition of the carbon dioxide, biomass, and exometabolites produced during the growth of Burkholderia sp. BS3702 on n-hexadecane (delta 13C = -44.6 +/- 0.2@1000) were characterized by the isotope effects delta 13CCO2 = -50.2 +/- 0.4@1000, delta 13Cbiom = -46.6 +/- 0.4@1000 and delta 13Cexo = -41.5 +/- 0.4@1000, respectively. The isotope composition of the carbon dioxide, biomass, and exometabolites produced during the growth of the same bacterial strain on naphthalene (delta 13C = -21 +/- 0.4@1000) were characterized by the isotope effects delta 13CCO2 = -24.1 +/- 0.4@1000, delta 13Cbiom = -19.2 +/- 0.4@1000 and delta 13Cexo = -19.1 +/- 0.4@1000, respectively. The possibility of using the isotope composition of metabolic carbon dioxide for the rapid monitoring of the microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the enviroment is discussed.

Burkholderia↗
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[Identification of the key genes of naphthalene catabolism in soil DNA].

The key genes nahAc and xylE of the naphthalene catabolism of fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. in the total soil DNA samples were detected by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The collection of fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. was screened for the occurrence of these genes. The results obtained show the possibility of using this approach in the goal-directed search for plasmid-containing naphthalene-degrading fluorescent pseudomonads in soil. The distribution of the naphthalene catabolism genes in soils contaminated with creosote and petroleum products was also studied.

Biodegradation, Environmental↗
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[Diversity of genetic systems responsible for biodegradation of naphthalene in Pseudomonas fluorescens strains].

The genetic systems that are responsible for naphthalene catabolism were analyzed in 18 naphthalene-degrading Pseudomonas fluorescens strains isolated from oil-contaminated soils in different regions of Russia. It was found that thirteen strains contain plasmids, from 20 to 120 kb in size, at least five of which are conjugative and bear the catabolic genes responsible for the complete utilization of naphthalene and salicylate. Five plasmids belong to the P-7 incompatibility group, and two plasmids belong to the P-9 incompatibility group. The naphthalene biodegradation genes of P. fluorescens are highly homologous to each other. The study revealed a new group of the nahAc genes and two new variants of the nahG gene. The suggestion is made that the key genes of naphthalene biodegradation, nahAc and nahG, evolve independently and occur in P. fluorescens strains in different combinations.

Cluster Analysis↗
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[Effect of transposons on expression of genes for naphthalene biodegradation in Pseudomonas putida BS202(NPL-1) and derivative strains].

NPL-1 and its derivative plasmid pBS106, which control the degradation of naphthalene and salicylate, were found to contain class II transposons of the Tn3 family. These transposons are involved in intraplasmid rearrangements, such as deletions and inversions, and can influence the expression of the catabolic and regulatory genes borne by biodegradation plasmids. The formation of a strong NahR-independent constitutive promoter by the inversion of a DNA fragment may be responsible for changing the character of naphthalene dioxygenase synthesis from inducible (in the case of plasmid NPL-1) to constitutive (in the case of plasmid NPL-41). The stability of plasmids NPL-1 and NPL-41 in the Pseudomonas putida strains grown on different substrates depends on the expression of the nah and tnp genes.

Base Sequence↗
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[Incompatibility group P-7 plasmids responsible for biodegradation of naphthalene and salicylate in fluorescent pseudomonads].

Analysis of seven plasmids (77 to 135 kbp in size) of the P-7 incompatibility group that are responsible for the biodegradation of naphthalene and salicylate has shown that the main natural host of IncP-7 plasmids is the species Pseudomonas fluorescens. The IncP-7 plasmids are structurally diverse and do not form groups, as is evident from their cluster analysis. The naphthalene catabolism genes of six of the IncP-7 plasmids are conservative and homologous to the catabolic genes of NAH7 and pDTG1 plasmids. The pAK5 plasmid contains the classical nahA gene, which codes for naphthalene dioxygenase, and the salicylate 5-hydroxylase gene (nagG) sequence, which makes the conversion of salicylate to gentisate possible.

Biodegradation, Environmental↗
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[The construction and monitoring of genetically marked, plasmid-containing, naphthalene-degrading strains in soil].

A genetically marked, plasmid-containing, naphthalene-degrading strain, Pseudomonas putida KT2442(pNF142::TnMod-OTc), has been constructed. The presence of the gfp gene (which codes for green fluorescent protein) and the kanamycin and rifampicin resistance genes in the chromosome of this strain allows the strain's fate in model soil systems to be monitored, whereas a minitransposon, built in naphthalene biodegradation plasmid pNF142, contains the tetracycline resistance gene and makes it possible to follow the horizontal transfer of this plasmid between various bacteria. Plasmid pNF142::TnMod-OTc is stable in strain P. putida KT2442 under nonselective conditions. The maximal specific growth rate of this strain on naphthalene was found to be higher than that of the natural host of plasmid pNF142. When introduced into a model soil system, the genetically marked strain is stable and competitive for 40 days. The transfer of marked plasmid pNF142::TnMod-OTc to natural soil bacteria, predominantly fluorescent pseudomonads, has been detected.

Biodegradation, Environmental↗
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[Nah-plasmids of IncP-9 group from natural strains of Pseudomonas].

Use of polymerase chain reaction helped to establish that the most frequent among naphthalene utilizing bacteria, isolated on the territory of Belarus, are Nah-plasmids of IncP-9 incompatibility group and those with indefinite systematic belonging. With the help of classical test of incompatibility, restriction and sequence analyses three new subgroups within the IncP-9 group were discovered (zeta, eta and IncP-9-like replicons). Conducting of restriction analysis for amplification products of nahG and nahAc genes allowed us to reveal, in addition to known sequences of stated determinants, two new types of nahG gene. Restriction analysis performed on amplification products of 16S RNA genes (ARDRA method) showed that native hosts of Nah-plasmids of IncP-9 group are not only fluorescent bacteria from genus Pseudomonas (P. fluorescens, P. putida, P. aeruginosa, P. species), but also non-fluorescent bacteria with indefinite specific belonging.

Genes, Bacterial↗