Untersuchungen zur Regulation der anaeroben Verwertung von Alkylbenzolen im denitrifizierenden Stamm EbN1

The anaerobic degradation pathways of toluene and ethylbenzene and the adaptation to toxicological effects of these alkylbenzenes are studied with the denitrifying strain EbN1 in a combined physiological and proteomic approach. How specific is the substrate-dependend regulation of the two degradation pathways? Which molecular-physiological effects become apparent at growth with sublethal concentrations? What reaction follows an alkylbenzene-shock in absence of operative degradation pathways?