Desulfitobacterium hafniense Y51

Names Desulfitobacterium hafniense Y51
Accession numbers NC_007907
Background The tetrachloroethene (PCE)-dechlorinating bacterium Desulfitobacterium hafniense Y51 has the ability to dechlorinate halogenated compounds under anaerobic conditions by dehalorespiration. This genome contains only two reductive dehalogenase genes, a lower number than reported in most other dehalorespiring strains. A remarkable feature of the genome is the large number of O-demethylase paralogs, which allow utilization of lignin-derived phenyl methyl ethers as electron donors. The large genome reveals a more versatile microorganism that can utilize a larger set of specialized electron donors and acceptors than previously thought. This is in sharp contrast to the PCE-dechlorinating strain Dehalococcoides ethenogenes 195, which has a relatively small genome with a narrow metabolic repertoire. (HAMAP: DESHY)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Clostridia
Order:Clostridiales
Family:Peptococcaceae
Genus:Desulfitobacterium
Species:hafniense
Strain Y51
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (10-DEC-2004) Hiroshi Nonaka, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), Microbiology research
(16-MAR-2006) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method NA
Isolation site Soil contaminated with tetrachloroethene in Japan
Isolation country Japan
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Specialized
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Chains, Pairs, Singles
Sporulation Sporulating
Metabolism Dehalogenation
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No