Involvement of Two Plasmids in Fenitrothion Degradation by Burkholderia sp. Strain NF100
- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 66 (4) , 1737-1740
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.66.4.1737-1740.2000
Abstract
A bacterium capable of utilizing fenitrothion ( O , O -dimethyl O -4-nitro- m -tolyl phosphorothioate) as a sole carbon source was isolated from fenitrothion-treated soil. This bacterium was characterized taxonomically as being a member of the genus Burkholderia and was designated strain NF100. NF100 first hydrolyzed an organophosphate bond of fenitrothion, forming 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol, which was further metabolized to methylhydroquinone. The ability to degrade fenitrothion was found to be encoded on two plasmids, pNF1 and pNF2.Keywords
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