title: Description of strain 3CB-1, a genomovar of Thauera aromatica, capable of degrading 3-chlorobenzoate coupled to nitrate reduction.
abstract: A Gram-negative bacterium, strain 3CB-1, isolated from a 3-chlorobenzoate enrichment culture inoculated with a sediment sample is capable of degrading various aromatic compounds and halogenated derivatives with nitrate as electron acceptor. Compounds capable of serving as carbon and energy sources include 3-chlorobenzoate, 3-bromobenzoate, 2-fluorobenzoate, 4-fluorobenzoate, benzoate, 3-hydroxybenzoate, 4-hydroxybenzoate, 3-aminobenzoate, protocatechuate, m-cresol and p-cresol. Oxygen, nitrate and nitrite were used as electron acceptors for growth. Cells are Gram-negative short rods with peritrichous flagellation. The predominant fatty acids are cis-9-hexadecenoic acid (16:1 omega 7c), hexadecanoic acid (16:0), octadecanoic acid (18:0), octadecenoic acid (18:1), 3-hydroxydecanoic acid (10:0 3OH) and dodecanoic acid (12:0). The sequence of the 16S rRNA gene, as well as the fatty acid composition, indicate that the strain is a member of the genus Thauera in the beta-subclass of the Proteobacteria and very close to Thauera aromatica. DNA-DNA hybridization and nutrient screening indicate that strain 3CB-1 is a genomovar of Thauera aromatica with the proposed name Thauera aromatica genomovar chlorobenzoica.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Palleroni
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Häggblom
mesh_terms: D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002723:Chlorobenzoates / Q000378:metabolism*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009566:Nitrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D020628:Thauera / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D002723:Chlorobenzoates; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D009566:Nitrates; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C036427:3-chlorobenzoic acid