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. 1990 May;56(5):1501–1503. doi: 10.1128/aem.56.5.1501-1503.1990

Chemotaxis of Pseudomonas putida toward chlorinated benzoates.

C S Harwood 1, R E Parales 1, M Dispensa 1
PMCID: PMC184439  PMID: 2339899

Abstract

The chlorinated aromatic acids 3-chlorobenzoate and 4-chlorobenzoate are chemoattractants for Pseudomonas putida PRS2000. These compounds are detected by a chromosomally encoded chemotactic response to benzoate which is inducible by beta-ketoadipate, an intermediate of benzoate catabolism. Plasmid pAC27, encoding enzymes for 3-chlorobenzoate degradation, does not appear to carry genes for chemotaxis toward chlorinated compounds.

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