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The environment is constantly being polluted by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) originated from different sources. Aromatic hydrocarbons are known to be degraded by a variety of microorganisms. Non homologous genetic systems involving in biodegradation of PAH and encoding isofunctional enzymes have been found in different species of bacteria. Metabolic pathways are constantly evolving in the response on the environmental changes.
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Boronin, A.M., Kosheleva, I.A. (2010). Diversity of Naphthalene Biodegradation Systems in Soil Bacteria. In: Timmis, K.N. (eds) Handbook of Hydrocarbon and Lipid Microbiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77587-4_80
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