Assessing the role of alkane hydroxylase genotypes in environmental samples by competitive PCR |
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| Authors: | Heiss-Blanquet S Benoit Y Maréchaux C Monot F |
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| Institution: | Département de Biotechnologie et Chimie de la Biomasse, Institut Fran?ais du Pétrole, Rueil-Malmaison, France. Senta.Blanquet@ifp.fr |
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| Abstract: | AIMS: A molecular tool for extensive detection of prokaryotic alkane hydroxylase genes (alkB) was developed. AlkB genotypes involved in the degradation of short-chain alkanes were quantified in environmental samples in order to assess their occurrence and ecological importance. METHODS AND RESULTS: Four primer pairs specific for distinct clusters of alkane hydroxylase genes were designed, allowing amplification of alkB-related genes from all tested alkane-degrading strains and from six of seven microcosms. For the primer pair detecting alkB genes related to the Pseudomonas putida GPo1 alkB gene and the one targeting alkB genes of Gram-positive strains, both involved in short-chain alkane degradation (
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| Keywords: | alkane biodegradation alkane hydroxylase genotypes alkB competitive PCR hydrocarbon contaminated soil and freshwater |
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