Microbial community metabolic concurrence involved in toluene degradation [Elektronische Ressource] : effect of oxygen availability on catabolic gene expression of aerobic and anaerobic toluene degrading bacteria / by Paula Martínez Lavanchy

Microbial community metabolic concurrence involved in toluene degradation Effect of oxygen availability on catabolic gene expression of aerobic and anaerobic toluene degrading bacteria Dissertation to obtain the academic grade doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) Presented to the Faculty of Biology-Pharmacy Friedrich-Schiller University Jena by Paula Martínez Lavanchy born on 21.03.1978 in Stockholm Microbial community metabolic concurrence involved in toluene degradation Effect of oxygen availability on catabolic gene expression of aerobic and anaerobic toluene degrading bacteria Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) vorgelegt dem Rat der Biologisch-Pharmazeutischen Fakultät der Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena von Paula Martínez Lavanchy geboren am 21.03.1978 in Stockholm Table of contents Table of contents ABBREVIATIONS III SUMMARY V ZUSAMMENFASSUNG VII 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS: BTEX COMPOUNDS 1 1.2. REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINANTS: MICROBIAL DEGRADATION 3 1.3. DETECTION OF MICROBIAL ACTIVITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT 4 1.4. OXIC-ANOXIC GRADIENTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT 6 1.5. MICROBIAL TOLUENE DEGRADATION 9 1.5.1. Toluene degradation by Pseudomonas putida mt-2 9 1.5.2. Toluene degradation by Thauera aromatica K172 13 2. GOAL OF THE THESIS 18 3. MATERIALS AND METHODS 19 3.1.