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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Nielsen TK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4333656 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Genome announcements 20150212 1
Sphingomonas sp. strain ERG5 was isolated from a bacterial community, originating from a groundwater aquifer polluted with low pesticide concentrations. This bacterium degrades 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) in a wide spectrum of concentrations and has been shown to function in bioaugmented sand filters. Genes associated with MCPA degradation are situated on a putative conjugative plasmid. ...[more]