The Novel Monooxygenase Gene in the Gene Cluster of JQ135 Is Essential for the Initial Catabolism of Dipicolinic Acid.

Dipicolinic acid (DPA), an essential pyridine derivative biosynthesized in spores, constitutes a major proportion of global biomass carbon pool. Alcaligenes faecalis strain JQ135 could catabolize DPA through the "3HDPA (3-ydroxyiicolinic cid) pathway." However, the genes involved in this 3HDPA pathway are still unknown.

Bioaugmentation of Atrazine-Contaminated Soil With sp. Strain AT-5 and Its Effect on the Soil Microbiome.

Atrazine, a triazine herbicide, is widely used around the world. The residue of atrazine due to its application in the fore-rotating crop maize has caused phytotoxicity to the following crop sweet potato in China. Bioaugmentation of atrazine-contaminated soil with atrazine-degrading strains is considered as the most potential method to remove atrazine from soil.