Desulfuromonas chloroethenica

Desulfuromonas chloroethenica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Deltaproteobacteria
Order: Desulfuromonadales
Family: Desulfuromonadaceae
Genus: Desulfuromonas
Species: D. chloroethenica
Krumholz 1997

Desulfuromonas chloroethenica is a gram-negative metal-reducing proteobacterium. It uses tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene as electron acceptors.[1]

References

  1. Krumholz, L. R. (1997). "Desulfuromonas chloroethenica sp. nov. Uses Tetrachloroethylene and Trichloroethylene as Electron Acceptors". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 47 (4): 1262–1263. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-4-1262. ISSN 0020-7713.

Further reading

  • Krumholz, Lee R. "Desulfuromonas chloroethenica sp. nov. uses tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene as electron acceptors." International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 47.4 (1997): 1262-1263.
  • Loffler, F. E.; Sun, Q.; Li, J.; Tiedje, J. M. (2000). "16S rRNA Gene-Based Detection of Tetrachloroethene-Dechlorinating Desulfuromonas and Dehalococcoides Species". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66 (4): 1369–1374. doi:10.1128/AEM.66.4.1369-1374.2000. ISSN 0099-2240. PMC 91994.


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