PRJNA18811
A reductive dehalonater of vinyl chloride
<b><i>Dehalococcoides</i> sp. VS</b>. This strain is capable of reductive dehalogenation of vinyl chloride to ethene, a key step in the complete anaerobic degradation of chlorinated ethenes. The pathway regulating this process includes genes vcrA, vcrB, vcrAB, and vcrC, which can be detected in environmental water samples contaminated with chlorinated ethenes.