Prevailing global increases in population, urbanization, and agricultural production are
causing increased pressures on water resources, especially as the use of chemicals in …

Exocellular electron transfer plays an important role in anaerobic microbial communities that
degrade organic matter. Interspecies hydrogen transfer between microorganisms is the …

Within the last few decades, several anaerobic bacteria have been isolated which are able
to reductively dechlorinate chlorinated aliphatic and aromatic compounds at catabolic rates …

ABSTRACT A bacterial isolate, designated strain SZ, was obtained from noncontaminated
creek sediment microcosms based on its ability to derive energy from acetate oxidation …

Dehalococcoides ethenogenes strain 195 dechlorinates tetrachloroethene to vinyl chloride
and ethene, and its genome has been found to contain up to 17 putative dehalogenase …

ABSTRACT “Dehalococcoides ethenogenes” 195 can reductively dechlorinate
tetrachloroethene (PCE) completely to ethene (ETH). When PCE-grown strain 195 was …

Use of an appropriate hydrogen level is necessary to favor dehalogenation of chlorinated
solvents, such as tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE), over other hydrogen …

Contamination by chloroethenes has a severe negative effect on both the environment and
human health. This has prompted intensive remediation activity in recent years, along with …

The determination of compound-specific stable isotope ratios is a promising new tool to
assess biodegradation of organic compounds in groundwater. In this study, the occurrence …

Annually, thousands of oil spills occur across the globe. As a result, petroleum substances
and petrochemical compounds are widespread contaminants causing concern due to their …