World-wide diversity of genotypes determining the bacterial catabolism of a pesticide in arable fields: does it tell us something about the global origin, evolution and distribution of xenobiotic catabolic gene functions? KU Leuven
Despite the unnatural chemical structure of pesticides and the short
time frame in which they were released in the environment, bacteria
have emerged that carry catabolic pathways allowing to use the
compounds for growth. Interestingly, although originating from distant
geographical areas, isolates that degrade the same pesticide, display
basically similar catabolic pathways and genes, although with
differences ...