Surfactant degradative plasmids

Abstract

It has been shown that the degradation of anionic, cationic and ampholytic surfactants by pseudomonads can be controlled by the plasmids with size of 60-J30 kb. Most plasmid strains that degrade surfactants are capable of conjugative transfer and elimination from bacteria cells. Restriction patterns of plasmids do not reveal significant homology between plasmids.

Bioconversion of sodium dodecyl sulphate to rhamnolipids by transformedEscherichia coliDH5αcells-a novel strategy for rhamnolipid synthesis

“…The similar occurrence of genes encoding potential choline sulfatase (betC), substrate-binding ABC transporter protein (betD), sulphate transporter (betE), and divergent putative transcriptional regulator (betR) were cloned and characterized from Pseudomonas strain ATCC19151 are also reported (Jovcic et al 2011). Plasmid-mediated SDS degradation is reported in various surfactant degrading bacteria, supporting plasmidmediated surfactant degradation (Taranova et al 2000;Yeldho et al 2011). Similar localization of plasmidmediated rhamnolipid synthesis is also reported and this property was lost during plasmid curing studies (Padmapriya 2011).…”

“…Plasmid‐mediated SDS degradation is reported in various surfactant degrading bacteria, supporting plasmid‐mediated surfactant degradation (Taranova et al . ; Yeldho et al . ).…”