Roles of Organohalide-Respiring <i>Dehalococcoidia</i> in Carbon Cycling
Yi Yang, Robert A. Sanford, Jun Yan, Gao Chen, Natalie L. Cápiro, Xiuying Li, Frank E. Löffler
Abstract
The class Dehalococcoidia within the Chloroflexi phylum comprises the obligate organohalide-respiring genera Dehalococcoides , Dehalogenimonas , and “ Candidatus Dehalobium.” Knowledge of the unique ecophysiology and biochemistry of Dehalococcoidia has been largely derived from studies with enrichment cultures and isolates from sites impacted with chlorinated pollutants; however, culture-independent surveys found Dehalococcoidia sequences in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial biomes considered to be pristine (i.
Topics & Concepts
Anoxic watersDehalococcoidesCarbon cycleBiologyEcologyEnvironmental chemistryBiomeObligateEcosystemChemistryCopolymerPolymerVinyl chlorideOrganic chemistryMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyLegionella and Acanthamoeba research