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The atzABC genes encoding atrazine catabolism are located on a self-transmissible plasmid in Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP.

Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP initiates atrazine catabolism via three enzymatic steps, encoded by atzA, -B, and -C, which yield cyanuric acid, a nitrogen source for many bacteria. In-well lysis, Southern hybridization, and plasmid transfer studies indicated that the atzA, -B, and -C genes are localized on a 96-kb self-transmissible plasmid, pADP-1, in Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP. High-performance liquid chromatography analyses showed that cyanuric acid degradation was not encoded by pADP-1. pADP-1 was transferred to Escherichia coli strains at a frequency of 4.7 x 10(-2). This suggests a potential molecular mechanism for the dispersion of the atzABC genes to other soil bacteria.[1]

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  1. The atzABC genes encoding atrazine catabolism are located on a self-transmissible plasmid in Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP. de Souza, M.L., Wackett, L.P., Sadowsky, M.J. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. (1998) [Pubmed]
 
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