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POLAR BIOLOGY
Volume 25, Issue 1, Pages 5-11Publisher
SPRINGER-VERLAG
DOI: 10.1007/s003000100304
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Pseudomonas sp. 30-3 was enriched from oil-contaminated soil from Wright Valley, Antarctica using JP8 jet fuel as sole carbon source. This isolate exhibited tolerance to temperatures ranging from 0degreesC to 35degreesC when cultured in laboratory medium. In a freeze-thaw study, an 89% survival was observed when Pscudomonas sp. 303 was exposed to 4degreesC prior to freezing. PCR amplification of a 248-bp DNA fragment in Pseudomonas sp. 30-3 using capB-gene specific primers showed a 98% amino acid sequence homology with CapB of Pseudomonas fragi and 62% homology with CspA of Escherichia coli. Radiolabeling of total cellular proteins exhibited elevated expression of an 8-kDa protein at 4degreesC, which suggests that the CapB in Pseudomonas sp. 30-3 may play a pivotal role in survival and tolerance at cold and subzero temperatures. Tolerance to cold temperatures and the ability to degrade hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas sp. 30-3 provide support for the application of bioremediation for petroleum hydrocarbons in Antarctic soils.
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