title: Degradation of halogenated aliphatic compounds by the ammonia- oxidizing bacterium Nitrosomonas europaea.
abstract: Suspensions of Nitrosomonas europaea catalyzed the ammonia-stimulated aerobic transformation of the halogenated aliphatic compounds dichloromethane, dibromomethane, trichloromethane (chloroform), bromoethane, 1,2-dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide), 1,1,2-trichloroethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethane, monochloroethylene (vinyl chloride), gem-dichloroethylene, cis- and trans-dichloroethylene, cis-dibromoethylene, trichloroethylene, and 1,2,3-trichloropropane, Tetrachloromethane (carbon tetrachloride), tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene), and trans-dibromoethylene were not degraded.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul 55108.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vannelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Logan
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Arciero
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Hooper
mesh_terms: D000641:Ammonia / Q000378:metabolism; D001665:Binding Sites; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D001711:Biotransformation; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / Q000378:metabolism*; D009606:Nitrosomonas / Q000378:metabolism*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; D000641:Ammonia