Table 2.
Distribution of selected Variovorax sp. SRS16 degradation genes in other relevant bacterial strainsa
| Organism | Degradation capacity |
PCR screening |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linuron | DCA | N,O-DMHA | dcaQ | ccdC | libA | |
| Variovorax sp. strain SRS16 | + | + | – | + | + | + |
| Variovorax sp. strain WDL1 | + | + | – | + | – | – |
| Variovorax sp. strain PBL-H6 | + | + | – | + | + | + |
| Hydrogenophaga sp. strain PBL-H3 | + | + | – | + | – | + |
| Variovorax sp. strain PBL-E5 | + | + | – | + | + | + |
| Variovorax sp. strain PBS-H4 | + | – | – | + | – | – |
| Comamonas testosteroni WDL7 | – | + | – | + | – | – |
| Delftia acidovorans WDL34 | – | + | – | + | – | – |
| Variovorax sp. strain PBD-E5 | – | + | – | + | – | – |
| Variovorax sp. strain PBD-E37 | – | + | – | + | + | – |
| Cupriavidus sp. strain PBS-E1 | – | + | – | – | – | – |
| Afipia sp. strain PBD-E87 | – | + | – | – | – | – |
| Variovorax sp. strain PBD-H1 | – | + | – | + | – | – |
| Hyphomicrobium sp. strain PBN-H4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Variovorax paradoxus DSM66 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hyphomicrobium sp. strain PBN-E9 | – | – | + | – | – | – |
| Hyphomicrobium sulfonivorans WDL6 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
a
The results are based on PCR analysis. The identity of libA amplicons was confirmed by sequencing.