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Genomic analysis of polyaromatic hydrocarbon degrading Paenibacillus species
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Genomic analysis of polyaromatic hydrocarbon degrading Paenibacillus species
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Al-shiti
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Ahmed
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1990-
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Ahmed Al-shiti
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Häggblom
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Max
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Max Häggblom
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - New Brunswick
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Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of complex organic compounds that contain at least two aromatic rings. Some of the PAHs, which have high molecular weight, are known carcinogens. PAHs are one of the most prevalent pollutants in the environment and have two main sources: petroleum products and the incomplete combustion of wood. Several microorganisms are known for the ability to degrade PAHs, either aerobically or anaerobically, such as algae, bacteria, and fungi. The initial step of the aerobic degradation of PAHs is catalyzed by dioxygenase enzymes, which introduces oxygen atoms into the aromatic rings. The first aim of this study was to isolate and identify bacterial species that may have unique enzymes for PAH degradation. Two strains, Paenibacillus validus RD5 and RD6, were isolated from sediment samples obtained from the Logan River, Utah, USA, by aerobic enrichment using biphenyl as the sole carbon source. The second aim was to sequence the RD5 and RD6 genomes and examine transcription of several predicted dioxygenase genes in P. validus RD5 and P. naphthalenovorans PRN1 during growth on naphthalene, biphenyl, dibenzofuran, cinnamate, and benzoate using the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique. Based on the RT-PCR results and comparison of the dioxygenase sequences to other enzyme sequences in GenBank hypotheses were formulated about the role of three of the enzymes in biphenyl, naphthalene, and dibenzofuran degradation in the two Paenibacillus strains
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Microbial Biology
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1 online resource (vii, 49 p. : ill.)
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M.S.
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Includes bibliographical references
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Hydrocarbons
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by Ahmed Al-Shiti
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ETD graduate
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after May 31st, 2019.
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