Dehalococcoides sp. VS
Names | Dehalococcoides sp. VS |
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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 |
Purine metabolism
Pyrimidine metabolism
Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis
Lysine biosynthesis
Histidine metabolism
Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis
Nitrotoluene degradation
One carbon pool by folate
Riboflavin metabolism
Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
Folate biosynthesis
Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis
Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis
Pyrimidine metabolism
Alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism
Valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis
Lysine biosynthesis
Histidine metabolism
Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis
Nitrotoluene degradation
One carbon pool by folate
Riboflavin metabolism
Pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis
Folate biosynthesis
Terpenoid backbone biosynthesis
Aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis