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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2007, p. 1367-1369, Vol. 73, No. 4
0099-2240/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01904-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

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Identification and Expression of Benzylsuccinate Synthase Genes in a Toluene-Degrading Methanogenic Consortium{triangledown}

Cheryl E. Washer and Elizabeth A. Edwards*

Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E5

Received 9 August 2006/ Accepted 27 November 2006

Benzylsuccinate synthase (BSS) initiates anaerobic toluene biodegradation, and BSS genes have been found in several nitrate- and iron-reducing organisms. Here, two new putative bssA genes were identified in a methanogenic toluene-degrading culture. Transcription was upregulated with toluene but not with benzoate, consistent with the proposed function. These are the first bss sequences from a methanogenic culture.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E5. Phone: (416) 946-3506. Fax: (416) 978-8605. E-mail: edwards{at}chem-eng.utoronto.ca.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 1 December 2006.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, February 2007, p. 1367-1369, Vol. 73, No. 4
0099-2240/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AEM.01904-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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