Overview of organohalide-respiring bacteria and a proposal for a classification system for reductive dehalogenases
Organohalide respiration is an anaerobic bacterial respiratory process that uses
halogenated hydrocarbons as terminal electron acceptors during electron transport-based …
halogenated hydrocarbons as terminal electron acceptors during electron transport-based …
Organohalide respiring bacteria and reductive dehalogenases: key tools in organohalide bioremediation
Organohalides are recalcitrant pollutants that have been responsible for substantial
contamination of soils and groundwater. Organohalide-respiring bacteria (ORB) provide a …
contamination of soils and groundwater. Organohalide-respiring bacteria (ORB) provide a …
Community genomic analyses constrain the distribution of metabolic traits across the Chloroflexi phylum and indicate roles in sediment carbon cycling
Background Sediments are massive reservoirs of carbon compounds and host a large
fraction of microbial life. Microorganisms within terrestrial aquifer sediments control buried …
fraction of microbial life. Microorganisms within terrestrial aquifer sediments control buried …
Microbial degradation of chloroethenes: a review
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 …
human health. This has prompted intensive remediation activity in recent years, along with …
Reductive dehalogenases come of age in biological destruction of organohalides
Halogenated organic compounds (organohalides) are globally prevalent, recalcitrant toxic,
and carcinogenic environmental pollutants. Select microorganisms encode enzymes known …
and carcinogenic environmental pollutants. Select microorganisms encode enzymes known …
Biodegradation of volatile organic compounds and their effects on biodegradability under co-existing conditions
M Yoshikawa, M Zhang, K Toyota - Microbes and environments, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are major pollutants that are found in contaminated
sites, particularly in developed countries such as Japan. Various microorganisms that …
sites, particularly in developed countries such as Japan. Various microorganisms that …
Identification of Dehalobacter reductive dehalogenases that catalyse dechlorination of chloroform, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and 1,1-dichloroethane
S Tang, EA Edwards - … of the Royal Society B: Biological …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Two novel reductive dehalogenases (RDases) that are highly similar to each other but
catalyse distinct dechlorination reactions were identified from Dehalobacter-containing …
catalyse distinct dechlorination reactions were identified from Dehalobacter-containing …
Insights into origins and function of the unexplored majority of the reductive dehalogenase gene family as a result of genome assembly and ortholog group …
Organohalide respiring bacteria (OHRB) express reductive dehalogenases for energy
conservation and growth. Some of these enzymes catalyze the reductive dehalogenation of …
conservation and growth. Some of these enzymes catalyze the reductive dehalogenation of …
Metagenomic analysis of an anaerobic alkane-degrading microbial culture: potential hydrocarbon-activating pathways and inferred roles of community members
A microbial community (short-chain alkane-degrading culture, SCADC) enriched from an oil
sands tailings pond was shown to degrade C6–C10 alkanes under methanogenic …
sands tailings pond was shown to degrade C6–C10 alkanes under methanogenic …
Genomic insights into organohalide respiration
RE Richardson - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
In the last few years there has been a burst of genomes released for organohalide respiring
bacteria (referred to as OHRB herein though the process is otherwise known as …
bacteria (referred to as OHRB herein though the process is otherwise known as …