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Maeda Michihisa
Department Undergraduate School , School of Agriculture Position Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 1993/10 |
| Type | Other |
| Title | Characterization of a p-chlorobiphenyl-degrading bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis strain TA421 isolated from the ecosystem of termites |
| Contribution Type | Co-authored (other than first author) |
| Journal | RIKEN Review |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 1993(3),pp.23-24 |
| Author and coauthor | Chung, S. -Y., Maeda, M., Kudo, T., Horikoshi, K. |
| Details | Rhodococci are widely distributed in terrestrial habitats, and some are found in the gut contents of blood-sucking arthropods. Members of the genus produce enzymes that are exploited in the transformation of xenobiotics. Rhodococcus erythropolis strain TA421 was isolated from the ecosystem of the wood-feeding termites, and found as a p-chlorobiphenyl-degrading bacterium. Strain TA421 utilizes p-chlorobiphenyl, biphenyl, benzoic acid, protocatechuic acid and catechol as sole carbon source. 2,3-Dihydroxybiphenyl dioxygenase activity, the third gene product of the PCB/biphenyl main metabolic pathway, was detected in this strain. |