Presence of linA-Homologous DNA Sequences in Different Types of Soil and Their Sequence Diversity

Proposal of biostimulation for hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH)-decontamination and characterization of culturable bacterial community from high-dose point HCH-contaminated soils

“…This finding also found confirmation in subsequent recent studies (Ito et al. 2007; Kuramochi et al. 2007; Wu et al.…”

“…Although we have not sequenced lin genes from these strains, the differences in the degradation potential might be due to the fast divergence of linA and linB genes (Kumari et al 2002;Sharma et al 2006). This finding also found confirmation in subsequent recent studies Kuramochi et al 2007;Wu et al 2007). Efficient rate of degradation by the new isolates is advantageous for bioaugmentation and biostimulation of HCH-contaminated sites as it can facilitate development of consortia or selection of better strain(s) for improving bioremediation strategies.…”

Genetic diversity of gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading sphingomonads isolated from a single experimental field

“…Nagata et al. (2007) suggested that linA and linB are still evolving at high speed, which may explain the diversity of linA and linB shown in the present study and in Kuramochi et al. (2007).…”

“…The six strains showed two and five types of linA and linB sequences, respectively. It is noteworthy that Kuramochi et al. (2007) detected five types of linA sequences by PCR/sequencing directly from the soil of the same experimental field used in the present study.…”