Metabolic gene analysis of newly isolated Pseudochrobactrum sp. BJQ-1 and BJQ-2 reveals global dissemination of the chlorothalonil hydrolytic dehalogenase chd gene
Chlorothalonil (TPN; 2,4,5,6-tetrachloroisophthalonitrile) is a globally used, persistent chlorinated fungicide. Its bacterial detoxification is driven mainly by the hydrolytic dehalogenase Chd. Although the chd gene and its association with mobile genetic elements have been reported, the extent to which identical...