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dc.contributor.authorCox, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorSchäfer, Hendrik
dc.contributor.authorNightingale, Phillip D.
dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, Ian R.
dc.contributor.authorMurrell, J. Colin
dc.coverage.spatialEnglanden_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-04T03:19:13Z
dc.date.available2012-10-04T03:19:13Z
dc.date.copyright2012-09-09
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationCox, M. J., Schäfer, H., Nightingale, P. D., McDonald, I. R., & Murrell, J. C. (2012). Diversity of methyl halide-degrading microorganisms in oceanic and coastal waters. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 334(2), 111-118.en_NZ
dc.identifier.issn1574-6968
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/6681
dc.description.abstractMethyl halides have a significant impact on atmospheric chemistry, particularly in the degradation of stratospheric ozone. Bacteria are known to contribute to the degradation of methyl halides in the oceans and marine bacteria capable of using methyl bromide and methyl chloride as sole carbon and energy source have been isolated. A genetic marker for microbial degradation of methyl bromide ( cmuA ) was used to examine the distribution and diversity of these organisms in the marine environment. Three novel marine clades of cmuA were identified in unamended seawater and in marine enrichment cultures degrading methyl halides. Two of these cmuA clades are not represented in extant bacteria, demonstrating the utility of this molecular marker in identifying uncultivated marine methyl halide-degrading bacteria. The detection of populations of marine bacteria containing cmuA genes suggests that marine bacteria employing the CmuA enzyme contribute to methyl halide cycling in the ocean.en_NZ
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWIleyen_NZ
dc.relation.ispartofFEMS Microbiology Letters
dc.subjectmethyl halideen_NZ
dc.subjectfunctional genetic markeren_NZ
dc.subjectArabian Seaen_NZ
dc.subjectEnglish Channelen_NZ
dc.subjectcmuAen_NZ
dc.subjectFunctional diversityen_NZ
dc.titleDiversity of methyl halide-degrading microorganisms in oceanic and coastal watersen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1574-6968.2012.02624.xen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfFEMS Microbiology Lettersen_NZ
pubs.begin-page111en_NZ
pubs.elements-id38356
pubs.end-page118en_NZ
pubs.issue2en_NZ
pubs.volume334en_NZ


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