Desulfovibrio dechloracetivorans explained

Desulfovibrio dechloracetivorans is a bacterium. It is a Gram-negative, anaerobic, motile, short curved rod that grows by coupling the reductive dechlorination of 2-chlorophenol to the oxidation of acetate.^[1]

Further reading

• Staley, James T., et al. "Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 3. "Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD (2012).
• Book: Alasdair H. Neilson. Ann-Sofie Allard. Organic Chemicals in the Environment: Mechanisms of Degradation and Transformation, Second Edition. 5 September 2012. CRC Press. 978-1-4398-2637-9. 270–.
• Book: Gordon W. Gribble. Natural Production of Organohalogen Compounds. 30 April 2003. Springer. 978-3-540-41842-9. 250–.

External links

• LPSN

Notes and References

1. Sun. B.. Cole. J. R.. Sanford. R. A.. Tiedje. J. M.. Isolation and Characterization of Desulfovibrio dechloracetivorans sp. nov., a Marine Dechlorinating Bacterium Growing by Coupling the Oxidation of Acetate to the Reductive Dechlorination of 2-Chlorophenol. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66. 6. 2000. 2408–2413. 0099-2240. 10.1128/AEM.66.6.2408-2413.2000. 110546. 10831418. 2000ApEnM..66.2408S .