A Gene Expression Study of the Activities of Aromatic Ring-Cleavage Dioxygenases in Mycobacterium gilvum PYR-GCK to Changes in Salinity and pH during Pyrene Degradation

Abimbola Comfort Badejo; Adegoke Olugboyega Badejo; Kyung Hoon Shin; Young Gyu Chai

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058066

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A Gene Expression Study of the Activities of Aromatic Ring-Cleavage Dioxygenases in Mycobacterium gilvum PYR-GCK to Changes in Salinity and pH during Pyrene Degradation

Abimbola Comfort Badejo,

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Life Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea
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Adegoke Olugboyega Badejo,

Affiliation Department of Environmental and Marine Science, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea
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Kyung Hoon Shin,

Affiliation Department of Environmental and Marine Science, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea
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Young Gyu Chai

* E-mail: ygchai@hanyang.ac.kr

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Life Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea
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A Gene Expression Study of the Activities of Aromatic Ring-Cleavage Dioxygenases in Mycobacterium gilvum PYR-GCK to Changes in Salinity and pH during Pyrene Degradation

Abimbola Comfort Badejo,
Adegoke Olugboyega Badejo,
Kyung Hoon Shin,
Young Gyu Chai

Published: February 28, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0058066

About the Authors

Abimbola Comfort Badejo

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Life Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea

Adegoke Olugboyega Badejo

Affiliation Department of Environmental and Marine Science, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea

Kyung Hoon Shin

Affiliation Department of Environmental and Marine Science, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea

Young Gyu Chai

* E-mail: ygchai@hanyang.ac.kr

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Life Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan, Korea

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BAC BAO. Performed the experiments: BAC BAO. Analyzed the data: BAO BAC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SKH CYG. Wrote the paper: BAC BAO SKH CYG.

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