Genetic Characterization of the Ibuprofen-Degradative Pathway of Rhizorhabdus wittichii MPO218
Magaly Aulestia, A. Flores, Sebastián Acosta‐Jurado, Eduardo Santero, Eva María Camacho
Abstract
cluster for the generation of isobutyl catechol and have identified the genes involved in the subsequent transformation of the metabolic products. Identification of genes involved in ibuprofen degradation is essential to developing improved strains for the removal of this contaminant.
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IbuprofenBiologyChemistryGeneticsComputational biologyPharmacologyInsect and Pesticide ResearchEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts