dc.contributor.author | Dealtry, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Ding, G-C | |
dc.contributor.author | Weichelt, V | |
dc.contributor.author | Dunon, V | |
dc.contributor.author | Schlüter, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Martini, MC | |
dc.contributor.author | Del Papa, MF | |
dc.contributor.author | Lagares, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Amos, GCA | |
dc.contributor.author | Wellington, EMH | |
dc.contributor.author | Gaze, WH | |
dc.contributor.author | Sipkema, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Sjöling, S | |
dc.contributor.author | Springael, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Heuer, H | |
dc.contributor.author | van Elsas, JD | |
dc.contributor.author | Thomas, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Smalla, K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-08T11:16:44Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-02-24 | |
dc.description.abstract | IncP-1, IncP-7 and IncP-9 plasmids often carry genes encoding enzymes involved in the degradation of man-made and natural contaminants, thus contributing to bacterial survival in polluted environments. However, the lack of suitable molecular tools often limits the detection of these plasmids in the environment. In this study, PCR followed by Southern blot hybridization detected the presence of plasmid-specific sequences in total community (TC-) DNA or fosmid DNA from samples originating from different environments and geographic regions. A novel primer system targeting IncP-9 plasmids was developed and applied along with established primers for IncP-1 and IncP-7. Screening TC-DNA from biopurification systems (BPS) which are used on farms for the purification of pesticide-contaminated water revealed high abundances of IncP-1 plasmids belonging to different subgroups as well as IncP-7 and IncP-9. The novel IncP-9 primer-system targeting the rep gene of nine IncP-9 subgroups allowed the detection of a high diversity of IncP-9 plasmid specific sequences in environments with different sources of pollution. Thus polluted sites are "hot spots" of plasmids potentially carrying catabolic genes. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | This study was funded by the EU 7th Framework Programme (MetaExplore 222625) and the Inter-University Attraction Pole (IUAP) “µ-manager” of the Belgian Science Policy (BELSPO, P7/25). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 9 (2), article e89922 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0089922 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/26323 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science | en_GB |
dc.relation.url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24587126 | en_GB |
dc.rights | Copyright: © 2014 Dealtry et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Animals | en_GB |
dc.subject | Base Sequence | en_GB |
dc.subject | Blotting, Southern | en_GB |
dc.subject | DNA Primers | en_GB |
dc.subject | DNA, Bacterial | en_GB |
dc.subject | Environmental Pollutants | en_GB |
dc.subject | Europe | en_GB |
dc.subject | Genetic Variation | en_GB |
dc.subject | Molecular Sequence Data | en_GB |
dc.subject | Plasmids | en_GB |
dc.subject | Polymerase Chain Reaction | en_GB |
dc.subject | Porifera | en_GB |
dc.subject | RNA, Ribosomal, 16S | en_GB |
dc.subject | Sequence Analysis, DNA | en_GB |
dc.title | Cultivation-independent screening revealed hot spots of IncP-1, IncP-7 and IncP-9 plasmid occurrence in different environmental habitats | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2017-03-08T11:16:44Z | |
exeter.place-of-publication | United States | en_GB |
dc.description | This is the final version of the article. Available from Public Library of Science via the DOI in this record. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | PLoS One | en_GB |