A gene cluster of 30 kilobases
required
for denitrification in Pseudomonas stutzeri ZoBell was
identified
and mapped. It harbors genes necessary for the respiratory reduction of
nitrite (nir genes), nitric oxide (nor genes), and
nitrous
oxide (nos genes). Fifteen genes, 13 of which are transcribed in
the same direction, have been located on a 56-kb BamHI
fragment.
They are arranged in three subclusters in the order nos-nir-nor.