title: Microbial transformation of chlorinated benzenes under anaerobic conditions.
abstract: 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.
authors: Fachgebiet Technische Biochemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. Lorenz.Adrian@tu-berlin.de
authors: Lorenz
authors: L
authors: Adrian
authors: Helmut
authors: H
authors: Görisch
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D002722:Chlorobenzenes / Q000378:metabolism*; D004147:Dioxins / Q000378:metabolism; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002722:Chlorobenzenes; D004147:Dioxins; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls