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Cloning, Sequencing and In Silico Analysis of phbC Gene from Pseudomonas spp.

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We report here isolation and analysis of PCR amplified phbC gene from Pseudomonas spp. strain phbmbb15-B3. This strain was previously developed from mutations of landfill isolates and found to be an efficient Poly Hydroxy butyrate (PHB) producer. The fragment was cloned into pTZ57R/T cloning vector and then the gene has been sequenced and submitted to GenBank (Accession Number KT933807). The sequence results confirmed the clone to be phbC homologue and the ORF was 910 base pairs long and coded for 303 amino acids, which shared 92–99% amino acid sequence identity with the available bacterial sequences in Gene Bank. We could also predict the primary and secondary structural features of the expected phbC protein. Phylogenetic analysis also revealed its similarity with several pseudomonads. The results of the present study shall provide a stable foundation for further research on modeling studies of PHB synthase and developing PHB a commercial technology.

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  3. International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India

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Jangra, M.R., Batra, R., Passricha, N. et al. Cloning, Sequencing and In Silico Analysis of phbC Gene from Pseudomonas spp.. Indian J Microbiol 59, 58–63 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12088-018-0767-4

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