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Dehalococcoides
''Dehalococcoides'' is a genus of bacteria within class Dehalococcoidia that obtain energy via the oxidation of hydrogen and subsequent reductive dehalogenation of halogenated organic compounds in a mode of anaerobic respiration called organohalide respiration. They are well known for their great potential to remediate halogenated ethenes and aromatics. They are the only bacteria known to transform highly chlorinated dioxins, PCBs. In addition, they are the only known bacteria to transform tetrachloroethene ( perchloroethene, PCE) to ethene. Microbiology The first member of the genus ''Dehalococcoides'' was described in 1997 as ''Dehalococcoides ethenogenes'' strain 195 ( nom. inval.). Additional ''Dehalococcoides'' members were later described as strains CBDB1, BAV1, FL2, VS, and GT. In 2012 all yet-isolated ''Dehalococcoides'' strains were summarized under the new taxonomic name '' D. mccartyi'', with strain 195 as the type strain. GTDB release 202 clusters the genus into th ...
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Dehalococcoides Mccartyi
''Dehalococcoides'' is a genus of bacteria within class Dehalococcoidia that obtain energy via the oxidation of hydrogen and subsequent reductive dehalogenation of halogenated organic compounds in a mode of anaerobic respiration called organohalide respiration. They are well known for their great potential to remediate halogenated ethenes and aromatics. They are the only bacteria known to transform highly chlorinated dioxins, PCBs. In addition, they are the only known bacteria to transform tetrachloroethene ( perchloroethene, PCE) to ethene. Microbiology The first member of the genus ''Dehalococcoides'' was described in 1997 as ''Dehalococcoides ethenogenes'' strain 195 ( nom. inval.). Additional ''Dehalococcoides'' members were later described as strains CBDB1, BAV1, FL2, VS, and GT. In 2012 all yet-isolated ''Dehalococcoides'' strains were summarized under the new taxonomic name '' D. mccartyi'', with strain 195 as the type strain. GTDB release 202 clusters the genus into t ...
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Halorespiration
Halorespiration or dehalorespiration or organohalide respiration is the use of halogenated compounds as terminal electron acceptors in anaerobic respiration. Halorespiration can play a part in microbial biodegradation. The most common substrates are chlorinated aliphatics (PCE, TCE), chlorinated phenols and chloroform. Dehalorespiring bacteria are highly diverse. This trait is found in some Campylobacterota, Thermodesulfobacteriota, Chloroflexota (green nonsulfur bacteria), low G+C gram positive Clostridia, and ultramicrobacteria. Process of Halorespiration The process of halorespiration, or dehalorespiration, uses reductive dehalogenation to produce energy that can be used by the respiring microorganism to carry out its growth and metabolism. Halogenated organic compounds are used as the terminal electron acceptor, which results in their dehalogenation. Reductive dehalogenation is the process by which this occurs. It involves the reduction of halogenated compounds by removin ...
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Dehalococcoidia
''Dehalococcoidia'' is a class of Chloroflexota, a phylum of Bacteria. It is also known as the DHC group. The name ''Dehalococcoidetes'' is a placeholder name given by Hugenholtz and Stackebrandt, 2004, after ''Dehalococcoides ethenogenes'', a partially described species in 1997, whereas the first species fully described belonging to this class was ''Dehalogenimonas lykanthroporepellens'' by Moe et al. 2009, but no emendations to the name were made. Characteristics Both species, ''Dehalococcoides ethenogenes'' and ''Dehalogenimonas lykanthroporepellens'' are irregular coccus (coccoid) bacteria capable of dehalogenating polychlorinated aliphatic alkanes and alkenes, such as tetrachloroethene, trichloropropane, trichloroethane, dichloropropane, and dichloroethane. One of the features of the members of the phylum Chloroflexota is the unusual cell wall structure, which is monoderm but with great variation in presence or structure of the peptidoglycan resulting in many membe ...
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Dehalococcoidales
''Dehalococcoidia'' is a class of Chloroflexota, a phylum of Bacteria. It is also known as the DHC group. The name ''Dehalococcoidetes'' is a placeholder name given by Hugenholtz and Stackebrandt, 2004, after ''Dehalococcoides ethenogenes'', a partially described species in 1997, whereas the first species fully described belonging to this class was ''Dehalogenimonas lykanthroporepellens'' by Moe et al. 2009, but no emendations to the name were made. Characteristics Both species, ''Dehalococcoides ethenogenes'' and ''Dehalogenimonas lykanthroporepellens'' are irregular coccus (coccoid) bacteria capable of dehalogenating polychlorinated aliphatic alkanes and alkenes, such as tetrachloroethene, trichloropropane, trichloroethane, dichloropropane, and dichloroethane. One of the features of the members of the phylum Chloroflexota is the unusual cell wall structure, which is monoderm but with great variation in presence or structure of the peptidoglycan resulting in many membe ...
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Dehalococcoidaceae
''Dehalococcoidia'' is a class of Chloroflexota, a phylum of Bacteria. It is also known as the DHC group. The name ''Dehalococcoidetes'' is a placeholder name given by Hugenholtz and Stackebrandt, 2004, after ''Dehalococcoides ethenogenes'', a partially described species in 1997, whereas the first species fully described belonging to this class was '' Dehalogenimonas lykanthroporepellens'' by Moe et al. 2009, but no emendations to the name were made. Characteristics Both species, ''Dehalococcoides ethenogenes'' and ''Dehalogenimonas lykanthroporepellens'' are irregular coccus (coccoid) bacteria capable of dehalogenating polychlorinated aliphatic alkanes and alkenes, such as tetrachloroethene, trichloropropane, trichloroethane, dichloropropane, and dichloroethane. One of the features of the members of the phylum Chloroflexota is the unusual cell wall structure, which is monoderm but with great variation in presence or structure of the peptidoglycan resulting in many me ...
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Chloroflexota
The Chloroflexota are a phylum of bacteria containing isolates with a diversity of phenotypes, including members that are aerobic thermophiles, which use oxygen and grow well in high temperatures; anoxygenic phototrophs, which use light for photosynthesis (green non-sulfur bacteria); and anaerobic halorespirers, which uses halogenated organics (such as the toxic chlorinated ethenes and polychlorinated biphenyls) as electron acceptors. The members of the phylum ''Chloroflexota'' are monoderms (that is, have one cell membrane with no outer membrane), but they stain mostly gram-negative. Many well-studied phyla of bacteria are diderms and stain gram-negative, whereas well-known monoderms that stain Gram-positive include ''Firmicutes'' (or ''Bacillota'') ( low G+C gram-positives), ''Actinomycetota'' (high-G+C gram-positives) and ''Deinococcota'' (gram-positive diderms with thick peptidoglycan). History The taxon name was created in the 2001 edition of Volume 1 of Bergey's Manua ...
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Reductive Dechlorination
In organochlorine chemistry, reductive dechlorination describes any chemical reaction which cleaves the covalent bond between carbon and chlorine via reductants, to release chloride ions. Many modalities have been implemented, depending on the application. Reductive dechlorination is often applied to remediation of chlorinated pesticides or dry cleaning solvents. It is also used occasionally in the synthesis of organic compounds, e.g. as pharmaceuticals. Chemical Dechlorination is a common reaction in organic synthesis. Usually only stoichiometric amounts of dechlorinating agent are used. A classic Ullmann reaction is the conversion of 2-chloronitrobenzene into 2,2'-dinitrobiphenyl with a copper - bronze alloy. Other examples: * Zerovalent iron * Organophosphorus(III) compounds effect gentle dechlorinations. The products are alkenes and phosphorus(V). *Alkaline earth metals and zinc are used for more difficult dechlorinations. The side product is zinc chloride. Biologic ...
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Dechlorination
In organochlorine chemistry, reductive dechlorination describes any chemical reaction which cleaves the covalent bond between carbon and chlorine via reductants, to release chloride ions. Many modalities have been implemented, depending on the application. Reductive dechlorination is often applied to remediation of chlorinated pesticides or dry cleaning solvents. It is also used occasionally in the synthesis of organic compounds, e.g. as pharmaceuticals. Chemical Dechlorination is a common reaction in organic synthesis. Usually only stoichiometric amounts of dechlorinating agent are used. A classic Ullmann reaction is the conversion of 2-chloronitrobenzene into 2,2'-dinitrobiphenyl with a copper - bronze alloy. Other examples: * Zerovalent iron * Organophosphorus(III) compounds effect gentle dechlorinations. The products are alkenes and phosphorus(V). *Alkaline earth metals and zinc are used for more difficult dechlorinations. The side product is zinc chloride. Biologic ...
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Tetrachloroethene
Tetrachloroethylene, also known under the systematic name tetrachloroethene, or perchloroethylene, and many other names (and abbreviations such as "perc" or "PERC", and "PCE"), is a chlorocarbon with the formula Cl2C=CCl2 . It is a colorless liquid widely used for dry cleaning of fabrics, hence it is sometimes called "dry-cleaning fluid". It also has its uses as an effective automotive brake cleaner. It has a sweet odor detectable by most people at a concentration of 1 part per million (1 ppm). Worldwide production was about in 1985.M. Rossberg et al. "Chlorinated Hydrocarbons" in ''Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry'', 2006, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. Production British physicist and chemist Michael Faraday first synthesized tetrachloroethylene in 1821 by thermal decomposition of hexachloroethane. :C2Cl6 → C2Cl4 + Cl2 Most tetrachloroethylene is produced by high temperature chlorinolysis of light hydrocarbons. The method is related to Faraday's discovery since hexa ...
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Trichloroethene
The chemical compound trichloroethylene is a halocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent. It is a clear, colourless non-flammable liquid with a chloroform-like sweet smell. It should not be confused with the similar 1,1,1-trichloroethane, which is commonly known as ''chlorothene''. The IUPAC name is trichloroethene. Industrial abbreviations include TCE, trichlor, Trike, Tricky and tri. It has been sold under a variety of trade names. Under the trade names Trimar and Trilene, trichloroethylene was used as a volatile anesthetic and as an inhaled obstetrical analgesic in millions of patients. Groundwater and drinking water contamination from industrial discharge including trichloroethylene is a major concern for human health and has precipitated numerous incidents and lawsuits. History Pioneered by Imperial Chemical Industries in Britain, its development was hailed as an anesthetic revolution. Originally thought to possess less hepatotoxicity than chloroform, and withou ...
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Anaerobic Respiration
Anaerobic respiration is respiration using electron acceptors other than molecular oxygen (O2). Although oxygen is not the final electron acceptor, the process still uses a respiratory electron transport chain. In aerobic organisms undergoing respiration, electrons are shuttled to an electron transport chain, and the final electron acceptor is oxygen. Molecular oxygen is an excellent electron acceptor. Anaerobes instead use less-oxidizing substances such as nitrate (), fumarate (), sulfate (), or elemental sulfur (S). These terminal electron acceptors have smaller reduction potentials than O2. Less energy per oxidized molecule is released. Therefore, anaerobic respiration is less efficient than aerobic. As compared with fermentation Anaerobic cellular respiration and fermentation generate ATP in very different ways, and the terms should not be treated as synonyms. Cellular respiration (both aerobic and anaerobic) uses highly reduced chemical compounds such as NADH and ...
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Tetrachloroethylene
Tetrachloroethylene, also known under the systematic name tetrachloroethene, or perchloroethylene, and many other names (and abbreviations such as "perc" or "PERC", and "PCE"), is a chlorocarbon with the formula Cl2C=CCl2 . It is a colorless liquid widely used for dry cleaning of fabrics, hence it is sometimes called "dry-cleaning fluid". It also has its uses as an effective automotive brake cleaner. It has a sweet odor detectable by most people at a concentration of 1 part per million (1 ppm). Worldwide production was about in 1985.M. Rossberg et al. "Chlorinated Hydrocarbons" in ''Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry'', 2006, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim. Production British physicist and chemist Michael Faraday first synthesized tetrachloroethylene in 1821 by thermal decomposition of hexachloroethane. :C2Cl6 → C2Cl4 + Cl2 Most tetrachloroethylene is produced by high temperature chlorinolysis of light hydrocarbons. The method is related to Faraday's discovery since hexa ...
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