マエダ　ミチヒサ   Maeda Michihisa   前田　理久    所属   明治大学  農学部    職種   専任教授
言語種別	英語
発行・発表の年月	1993/10
形態種別	その他
標題	Characterization of a p-chlorobiphenyl-degrading bacterium Rhodococcus erythropolis strain TA421 isolated from the ecosystem of termites
執筆形態	共著(筆頭者以外)
掲載誌名	RIKEN Review
巻・号・頁	1993(3),pp.23-24
著者・共著者	Chung, S. -Y., Maeda, M., Kudo, T., Horikoshi, K.
概要	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.