title: Dichloromethane fermentation by a Dehalobacter sp. in an enrichment culture derived from pristine river sediment.
abstract: Dichloromethane (DCM) as the sole substrate supported growth of a Dehalobacter sp. in an enrichment culture derived from noncontaminated river sediment. DCM was not reductively dechlorinated, and acetate was produced, indicating DCM fermentation and further suggesting Dehalobacter growth is not limited to organohalide respiration.
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Shandra D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Justicia-Leon
authors.forename: Kirsti M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ritalahti
authors.forename: E Erin
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: Frank E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Löffler
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism; D002713:Chlorine / Q000378:metabolism; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005285:Fermentation; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology*; D008752:Methylene Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010459:Peptococcaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010802:Phylogeny; D045483:Rivers; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D002713:Chlorine; D008752:Methylene Chloride