METHOD FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF PROPANE-OXIDIZING BACTERIA

摘要

The invention relates to a method for the identification of propane-oxidizing bacteria which is based on the identification of at least one fragment of the prmA gene encoding the alpha subunit of the propane monooxygenase enzyme and/or the prmD gene encoding an ancillary protein involved in the oxidation reaction of propane by gene amplification in the presence of pairs of primers selected in correspondence of homologous portions, deduced from the alignment of the prmA and prmD sequences.