Microbial transformation of chlorinated benzenes under anaerobic conditions.
Chlorobenzenes are reductively dechlorinated by anaerobic bacterial cultures obtained from sediments and sludge. Recently a strain was isolated that couples reductive dechlorination of chlorobenzenes with energy conservation. The results reviewed in this article suggest that additional anaerobic bacteria, thriving by dehalogenation of chlorobenzenes or chlorobiphenylic compounds, can be isolated.
Adrian
Lorenz
L
Fachgebiet Technische Biochemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. Lorenz.Adrian@tu-berlin.de
Görisch
Helmut
H
D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002722:Chlorobenzenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D004147:Dioxins / Q000378:metabolism; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature
D002722:Chlorobenzenes; D004147:Dioxins; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls