Abstract
Clostridium bifermentans strain DPH-1 reportedly dechlorinates tetrachloroethene (PCE) to cis-1,2-dichloroethene. Cultivation-based approaches resolved the DPH-1 culture into two populations: a nondechlorinating Clostridium sp. and PCE-dechlorinating Desulfitobacterium hafniense strain JH1. Strain JH1 carries pceA, encoding a PCE reductive dehalogenase, and shares other characteristics with Desulfitobacterium hafniense strain Y51.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Clostridium bifermentans / classification*
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Clostridium bifermentans / isolation & purification*
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Clostridium bifermentans / metabolism
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Desulfitobacterium / classification*
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Desulfitobacterium / isolation & purification*
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Desulfitobacterium / metabolism
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Dichloroethylenes / metabolism
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Genes, rRNA
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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RNA, Bacterial / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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Tetrachloroethylene / metabolism*
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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Dichloroethylenes
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RNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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Tetrachloroethylene
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1,2-dichloroethylene
Associated data
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GENBANK/EU523374
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GENBANK/EU526032