Localization of HCH catabolic genes (lin genes) in Sphingobium indicum B90A

Shweta Malhotra; Pooja Sharma; Hansi Kumari; Ajaib Singh; Rup Lal

doi:10.1007/s12088-007-0050-6

Localization of HCH catabolic genes (lin genes) in Sphingobium indicum B90A

Indian J Microbiol. 2007 Sep;47(3):271-5. doi: 10.1007/s12088-007-0050-6. Epub 2007 Oct 4.

Authors

Shweta Malhotra¹, Pooja Sharma, Hansi Kumari, Ajaib Singh, Rup Lal

Affiliation

¹ Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110 007 India.

Abstract

The locations of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) catabolic (lin) genes were investigated in HCH degrading sphingomonad, Sphingobium indicum B90A (that was isolated from India). Southern blot analysis revealed the presence of linA1, linC, linDER and linX (linX1 and linX2) on the plasmid DNA in Sphingobium indicum B90A.

Keywords: IS6100; Plasmid; lin gene; sphingomonads.