Isolation and identification of novel microcystin-degrading bacteria

Pathmalal M. Manage, Christine Edwards, Brajesh K. Singh, Linda A. Lawton

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Abstract

Of 31 freshwater bacterial isolates screened using the Biolog MT2 assay to determine their metabolism of the microcystin LR, 10 were positive. Phylogenetic analysis (16S rRNA) identified them as Arthrobacter spp., Brevibacterium sp., and Rhodococcus sp. This is the first report of microcystin degraders that do not belong to the Proteobacteria.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)6924-6928
Number of pages5
JournalApplied and Environmental Microbiology
Volume75
Issue number21
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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© 2009, American Society for Microbiology

Keywords

  • bacteria
  • freshwater
  • metabolism
  • microcystin
  • soils

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