Desulfuromonas chloroethenica explained

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

Further reading

• Krumholz . Lee R . 1997 . Desulfuromonas chloroethenica sp. nov. uses tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene as electron acceptors . International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology . 47 . 4. 1262–1263 . 10.1099/00207713-47-4-1262. free .
• Loffler. F. E.. Sun. Q.. Li. J.. Tiedje. J. M.. 16S rRNA Gene-Based Detection of Tetrachloroethene-Dechlorinating Desulfuromonas and Dehalococcoides Species. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 66. 4. 2000. 1369–1374. 0099-2240. 10.1128/AEM.66.4.1369-1374.2000. 91994. 10742213.

External links

• • LPSN
• Type strain of Desulfuromonas chloroethenica at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

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