Abstract
The residue level of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) at contaminated dumpsites and nearby or related sites were studied. Water samples and sediments were collected from different HCH contaminated sites for residue analysis. These different sites include solexa data of dumpsite, Ummari, Lucknow (U.P.) (SolexaDS), dumpsite (DS) and two samples at the pond sediments near the pesticide industry, Chinhat, Lucknow (U.P.) (PS1 and PS2). 1km and 5km away from the DS i.e., 1km and 5km respectively were also included in the study. There was a correlation of HCH residue concentration at different sites with LinA and LinB protein distribution. Further, to investigate prevalence of LinA and LinB protein sequences in the metagenomic data sets of sites with different HCH gradients, a gene-centric approach was used. The study showed that in HCH stressed niches, LinA and LinB sequences from the metagenomes were found to cluster, thereby providing evidence in support of the proposed evolution of these proteins in the HCH contaminated environment.
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