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Application of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction on the assessment of organophosphorus compound degradation in in situ soil

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Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) method was applied to quantify the functional gene encoding organophosphorus hydrolase for assessing the degradation efficacy by bacterial strains on an organophosphorus compound in in situ soil. The specific primers targeting the organophosphorus hydrolase were designed and tested on reference bacterial strains and in DNA samples extracted from in situ soil samples contaminated by an organophosphorus compound. The established qPCR assay is a practical method for the analysis of in situ soil samples undergoing bioremediation of organophosphorus compounds.

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Kwak, Y., Kim, SJ., Rhee, IK. et al. Application of quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction on the assessment of organophosphorus compound degradation in in situ soil. J Korean Soc Appl Biol Chem 55, 757–763 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13765-012-2168-4

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