Desulfitobacterium hafniense DCB-2

Names Desulfitobacterium hafniense DCB-2
Accession numbers NC_011830
Background Desulfitobacterium hafniense (strain DCB-2 / DSM 10664) is an anaerobic dehalogenating, spore-forming, Gram-positive, bacterium isolated from municipal sludge. It grows by chlororespiration and dehalogenates a variety of aromatic and alkyl chlorinated compounds such as chlorinated phenols, chlorinated ethenes (widely used solvents) and there is suggestive evidence that it may also dechlorinate polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). D. hafniense utilizes fumarate, sulfite, and thiosulfate (but not thiousulfate) as terminal electron acceptors. (adapted from http://genome.jgi-psf.org/finished_microbes/desha/desha.home.html). (EBI Integr8)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Clostridia
Order:Clostridiales
Family:Peptococcaceae
Genus:Desulfitobacterium
Species:hafniense
Strain DCB-2
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (06-JAN-2009) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(29-DEC-2008) US DOE Joint Genome Institute, 2800 Mitchell Drive B100, Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1698, USA
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method Sanger
Isolation site Municipal sludge, Denmark
Isolation country Denmark
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Negative
Shape Bacilli
Mobility Yes
Flagellar presence Yes
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature 37.0
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat Specialized
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name NA
Cell arrangement Chains, Pairs, Singles
Sporulation Sporulating
Metabolism Degrades pollutants
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No