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PMID: 9327579 Published · ppublish English Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

Chemotaxis of Pseudomonas spp. to the polyaromatic hydrocarbon naphthalene.

Applied and environmental microbiology ·Vol. 63 ·No. 10 ·1997-10-00 ·Pages 4111-5

Grimm AC, Harwood CS

Abstract

Two naphthalene-degrading bacteria, Pseudomonas putida G7 and Pseudomonas sp. strain NCIB 9816-4, were chemotactically attracted to naphthalene in drop assays and modified capillary assays. Growth on naphthalene or salicylate induced the chemotactic response. P. putida G7 was also chemotactic to biphenyl; other polyaromatic hydrocarbons that were tested did not appear to be chemoattractants for either Pseudomonas strain. Strains that were cured of the naphthalene degradation plasmid were not attracted to naphthalene.

MeSH Terms
Biodegradation, Environmental Chemotaxis/drug effects Naphthalenes/metabolism,pharmacology Plasmids/genetics Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/pharmacology Pseudomonas/drug effects,genetics,physiology Pseudomonas putida/drug effects,genetics,physiology
Chemicals
Naphthalenes Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons naphthalene
Authors & Affiliations
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Grimm A C
Department of Microbiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City 52242, USA.
Harwood C S
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Article Info
Journal
Applied and environmental microbiology
Abbr.
Appl Environ Microbiol
ISSN
0099-2240
DOI
10.1128/aem.63.10.4111-4115.1997
Published
1997-10-00
Pages
4111-5
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7605801
PMCID
PMC168726
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.10.4111-4115.1997 PMC Full Text View journal details
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