Proteomics and kinetic modeling analysis of a 4-chlorosalicylate degrading bacterial community [Elektronische Ressource] / von Roberto Andrés Bobadilla Fazzini

PROTEOMICS AND KINETIC MODELING ANALYSIS OF A 4-CHLOROSALICYLATE DEGRADING BACTERIAL COMMUNITY Von der Fakultät für Lebenswissenschaften der Technischen Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.) genehmigte D i s s e r t a t i o n von Roberto Andrés Bobadilla Fazzini aus Santiago de Chile, Chile 1. Referent: Prof. Dr. Kenneth N. Timmis 2. Referent: Prof. Dr. Dieter Jahn eingereicht am: 25.09.2006 mundliche Prufung (Disputation) am: 07.11.2006 Druckjahr 2006 ii AKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................. V ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................... VI I. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................1 II. PROJECT RATIONALE.......................................................................................................3 III. LITERATURE REVIEW........................................................................................................7 3.1 BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES ..............................................................................................7 3.1.1 Characterization of bacterial communities ................................................................8 3.1.