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freshwater sediments, artificial channels

Nucleotide (GenBank) : X87163 16S rRNA sequence

Nucleotide (GenBank) : U60172 Sphingomonas flava strain ATCC 39723 16S rRNA gene, partial sequence.

Nucleotide (GenBank) : M98557 Flavobacterium sp. pentachlorophenol 4-monooxygenase gene, complete mRNA.

Nucleotide (GenBank) : M98559 Flavobacterium sp. tetrachlorohydroquinone reductive dehalogenase gene, complete cds.

Nucleotide (GenBank) : M55159 Sphingomonas chlorophenolica 2,6-dichloro-p-hydroquinone 1,2-dioxygenase (pcpA) gene, complete cds.

Nucleotide (GenBank) : U12290 Sphingomonas flava pentachlorophenol 4-monooxygenase (pcpB) gene, partial cds; and pentachlorophenol 4-monooxygenase reductase (pcpD) and PCP degradation regulatory protein (pcpR) genes, complete cds.