Endogenous stress caused by faulty oxidation reactions fosters evolution of 2,4-dinitrotoluene-degrading bacteria.
Environmental strain Burkholderia sp. DNT mineralizes the xenobiotic compound 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT) owing to the catabolic dnt genes borne by plasmid DNT, but the process fails to promote significant growth. To investigate this lack of physiological return of such an otherwise complete metabolic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-08-01
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| Series: | PLoS Genetics |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3757077?pdf=render |