Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria
This book summarizes the current state of knowledge concerning bacteria that use halogenated organic compounds as respiratory electron acceptors. The discovery of organohalide-respiring bacteria has expanded the range of electron acceptors used for energy
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nohalideRespiring Bacteria
Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria
Lorenz Adrian · Frank E. Löffler Editors
Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria
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Editors Lorenz Adrian Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research—UFZ Leipzig Germany Frank E. Löffler Department of Microbiology, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Center for Environmental Biotechnology University of Tennessee Knoxville, TN USA and Biosciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN, USA
ISBN 978-3-662-49873-6 ISBN 978-3-662-49875-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-49875-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016938398 © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer-Verlag GmbH Berlin Heidelberg
Contents
Part I Introduction 1
Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria—An Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Lorenz Adrian and Frank E. Löffler
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Natural Production of Organohalide Compounds in the Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 James A. Field
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Energetic Considerations in Organohalide Respiration. . . . . . . . . . . 31 Jan Dolfing
Part II Diversity of Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria 4
Discovery of Organohalide-Respiring Processes and the Bacteria Involved. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Perry L. McCarty
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Overview of Known Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria— Phylogenetic Diversity and Environmental Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . 63 Siavash Atashgahi, Yue Lu and Hauke Smidt
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The Genus Dehalococcoides. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Stephen H. Zinder
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The Genus Dehalogenimonas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 William M. Moe, Fred A. Rainey and Jun Yan
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The Genus Dehalobacter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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