Anaerobic phototrophic metabolism of 3-chlorobenzoate by Rhodopseudomonas palustris WS17.
A mixed phototrophic culture was found to reductively metabolize 3-chlorobenzoate in the presence of benzoate following adaptation for a period of 7 weeks. The dominant bacterial isolate from this mixed culture, identified as Rhodopseudomonas palustris WS17, metabolized 3-chlorobenzoate completely in the presence of benzoate and light and in the absence of oxygen. [14C]3-chlorobenzoate was converted to 14CO2 and cell 3-chlorobenzoate metabolism is a common phenomenon in this species.
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Institute of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Wyndham
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D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000378:metabolism; D002723:Chlorobenzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D008027:Light; D012241:Rhodopseudomonas / Q000378:metabolism*
D002723:Chlorobenzoates; C036427:3-chlorobenzoic acid; D002245:Carbon Dioxide