An Intracellular Sensing and Signal Transduction System That Regulates the Metabolism of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Bacteria

Wanpeng Wang; Zongze Shao

doi:10.1128/mSystems.00636-21

mSystems (Oct 2021)

An Intracellular Sensing and Signal Transduction System That Regulates the Metabolism of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Bacteria

Wanpeng Wang,
Zongze Shao

Affiliations

Wanpeng Wang: Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China
Zongze Shao: Key Laboratory of Marine Genetic Resources, Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00636-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 5

Abstract

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely distributed and have been found indoors, in the atmosphere, in terrestrial soils, in marine waters and sediments, and even in outer space. Bacteria may degrade PAHs via degradation pathways.

Published in mSystems

ISSN: 2379-5077 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msystems

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