Dehalococcoides sp. VS

Dehalococcoides_sp.
Names Dehalococcoides sp. VS
Accession numbers NC_013552
Background Dehalococcoides sp. (strain VS) is a strictly anaerobic, free-living sediment and subsurface Gram-negative bacterium which has remarkably small, streamlined genome and an unusual degree of niche specialization. Vinyl chloride (VC), a proven human carcinogen and abundant groundwater pollutant, and other chloroethenes, such as trichloroethene (TCE) and tetrachloroethene (PCE), are among the most frequently detected groundwater contaminants. Dehalococcoides sp. exhibits the unique ability to completely reduce these chloroethenes to ethene via VC as intermediate, thereby mediating a critical step in bioremediation of contaminated aquifers and subsurface environments. It has highly specialized catabolism that is apparently restricted to organohalide respiration and that results in reductive elimination of chlorides from organochlorines with molecular hydrogen as electron donor. This unique metabolic capability makes Dehalococcoides sp. the ideal candidate for large, field-scale bioremediation approaches. (Adaptated from PMID: 19893622). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Chloroflexi
Class:Dehalococcoidetes
Order:NA
Family:NA
Genus:Dehalococcoides
Species:VS
Strain VS
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (03-DEC-2009) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(19-NOV-2009) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B310, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site Texas
Isolation country USA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape NA
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence No
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Aquatic
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism Dechlorinates Tetrachloroethene
Energy source Chemolithotroph
Diseases None
Pathogenicity No