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. 2002 Mar;184(6):1722–1732. doi: 10.1128/JB.184.6.1722-1732.2002

TABLE 2.

Rds in strains able to grow on n-alkanes, results of complementation experiments, and sources of strains

Strain Growth on n-alkanes Rd name Type Expression plasmid Complementationa Reference
Acinetobacter sp. ADP1 C12-C16 RubA AlkG2 pKKrubA(ADP1) + 13
A. borkumensis AP1 C6-C16 AlkG AlkG1 + AlkG2 pKKalkG(AP1) + 45
M. tuberculosis H37Rv Unknown RubA AlkG1 pKKrubA(H37Rv) ± 5
RubB AlkG2 pKKrubB(H37Rv) +
P. rugosa NRRL B-2295 C10-C16 AlkB AlkG1 pKKrub(Aru) 12
pKKrubG4W(Aru)
P. aeruginosa PAO1 C12-C16 RubA1 AlkG2 pKKrubA1(PAO1) + 37
RubA2 AlkG2 pKKrubA2(PAO1) +
P. putida GPo1b C5-C12 AlkF AlkG1 30
AlkG AlkG1 + AlkG2 pBG219 + 14
P. putida P1 C5-C8 AlkF AlkG1 NT 34
AlkG AlkG1 + AlkG2 pP1EH +
R. erythropolis NRRL B-16531 C6-C30 RubA1 AlkG1 pKKrubA1(Rer) 12
RubA2 AlkG2 pKKrubA2(Rer) +
RubA3 AlkG1 pKKrubA3(Rer)
RubA4 AlkG2 pKKrubA4(Rer) +
a

+, −, or ±, growth, no growth, or weak growth of an E. coli GEc137(pGEc47ΔG) recombinant containing the different expression plasmids on E2 minimal medium plates with n-octane vapor as the C source; NT, not tested.

b

Previously known as Pseudomonas oleovorans GPo1, TF4-1L, and ATCC 29347.