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. 1987 Nov;53(11):2671-4.
doi: 10.1128/aem.53.11.2671-2674.1987.

Anaerobic bacteria that dechlorinate perchloroethene

B Z Fathepure  1 , J P Nengu, S A Boyd
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Anaerobic bacteria that dechlorinate perchloroethene

B Z Fathepure et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1987 Nov.

Abstract

In this study, we identified specific cultures of anaerobic bacteria that dechlorinate perchlorethene (PCE). The bacteria that significantly dechlorinated PCE were strain DCB-1, an obligate anaerobe previously shown to dechlorinate chlorobenzoate, and two strains of Methanosarcina. The rate of PCE dechlorination by DCB-1 compared favorably with reported rates of trichloroethene bio-oxidation by methanotrophs. Even higher PCE dechlorination rates were achieved when DCB-1 was grown in a methanogenic consortium.

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