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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
Using genetic engineering, the Vitreoscilla (bacterial) hemoglobin gene (vgb) was integrated stably into the chromosomes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia sp. strain DNT. This was done for both wild type vgb and two site-directed mutants of vgb that produce Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) with lowered oxygen affinities; in all cases functional VHb was expressed. Similar to previous results, the wild type VHb improved growth for both species and degradation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene (Burkholderia sp.) or benzoic acid (P. aeruginosa) under both normal and low aeration conditions. Both mutant vgbs enhanced these parameters compared to wild type vgb, and the improvement was seen in both species. The enhancements were generally greater at low aeration than at normal aeration. The results demonstrate the possibility that the positive effects provided by VHb may be augmented by protein engineering.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1367-5435
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
148-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Improvement of bioremediation by Pseudomonas and Burkholderia by mutants of the Vitreoscilla hemoglobin gene (vgb) integrated into their chromosomes.
pubmed:affiliation
Biology Division, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, IIT Center, Chicago, IL 60616, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Evaluation Studies