Molecular characterization of monochloroacetate-degrading arthrobacter sp. Strain d2 isolated from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia agricultural area

• Main Authors: Alomar, Duha, Abdul Hamid, Azzmer Azzar, Khosrowabadi, Elham, Gicana, Ronnie G., Lamis, Robert J., Huyop, Fahrul Zaman, Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Haziyamin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
• Subjects: QR Microbiology; TP248.13 Biotechnology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/37213/1/Alomar_et_al._%282014%29.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/37213/4/37213_Molecular%20characterization%20of%20monochloroacetate-degrading_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/37213/5/37213_Molecular%20characterization%20of%20monochloroacetate-degrading_WoS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/37213/; http://www.tandfonline.com/

Arthrobacter sp. strains D2 and D3 and Labrys sp. strain D1 capable of degrading 20 mM monochloroacetic acid (MCA) were isolated from soil contaminated with herbicides and pesticides. All three isolates were able to grow onMCAas the sole source of carbon and energy with concomitant chloride ion rel...