Strain IFO3081 carrying Tn5-21, LacZ+

A transconjugant AC30 can utilize biphenyl, toluene, and salicylate.

This strain can utilize naphthalene.

This strain can utilize naphthalene and biphenyl.

This strain can utilize toluene and biphenyl.

Bph-, bphC::Tn5-21 in KF707

Bph-, bphA::Tn5-21 in KF707

Bph-, bphB::Tn5-21 in KF707

bphR1 was disrupted by insertion of tetr gene at the bphR1 gene.