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Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria

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Editors:
  1. Lorenz Adrian

    1. Department Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environ. Research Department Isotope Biogeochemistry, Leipzig, Germany

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  2. Frank E. Löffler

    1. Department of Microbiology, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Knoxville, USA

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  • Illustrates the microbial processes involved, including genetic, biochemical, ecological and biotechnological aspects
  • Describes the rapid “translation” of scientific findings into remediation practice
  • All chapters are written by leading scientists
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria—An Introduction

      • Lorenz Adrian, Frank E. Löffler
      Pages 3-6

    3. Natural Production of Organohalide Compounds in the Environment

      • James A. Field
      Pages 7-29

    4. Energetic Considerations in Organohalide Respiration

      • Jan Dolfing
      Pages 31-48

  3. Diversity of Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
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    2. Discovery of Organohalide-Respiring Processes and the Bacteria Involved

      • Perry L. McCarty
      Pages 51-62

    3. Overview of Known Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria—Phylogenetic Diversity and Environmental Distribution

      • Siavash Atashgahi, Yue Lu, Hauke Smidt
      Pages 63-105

    4. The Genus Dehalococcoides

      • Stephen H. Zinder
      Pages 107-136

    5. The Genus Dehalogenimonas

      • William M. Moe, Fred A. Rainey, Jun Yan
      Pages 137-151

    6. The Genus Dehalobacter

      • Julien Maillard, Christof Holliger
      Pages 153-171

    7. The Genus Desulfitobacterium

      • Taiki Futagami, Kensuke Furukawa
      Pages 173-207

    8. The Genus Sulfurospirillum

      • Tobias Goris, Gabriele Diekert
      Pages 209-234

    9. Organohalide-Respiring Deltaproteobacteria

      • Robert A. Sanford, Janamejaya Chowdhary, Frank E. Löffler
      Pages 235-258

    10. Comparative Physiology of Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria

      • Koshlan Mayer-Blackwell, Holly Sewell, Maeva Fincker, Alfred M. Spormann
      Pages 259-280

  4. Ecology of Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 281-281
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    2. Electron Acceptor Interactions Between Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria: Cross-Feeding, Competition, and Inhibition

      • Kai Wei, Ariel Grostern, Winnie W. M. Chan, Ruth E. Richardson, Elizabeth A. Edwards
      Pages 283-308

    3. Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria as Members of Microbial Communities: Catabolic Food Webs and Biochemical Interactions

      • Ruth E. Richardson
      Pages 309-341

  5. Genomics and Regulation of Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 343-343
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    2. Comparative Genomics and Transcriptomics of Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria and Regulation of rdh Gene Transcription

      • Thomas Kruse, Hauke Smidt, Ute Lechner
      Pages 345-376
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About this book

This book summarizes the current state of knowledge concerning bacteria that use halogenated organic compounds as respiratory electron acceptors. The discovery of organohalide-respiring bacteria has expanded the range of electron acceptors used for energy conservation, and serves as a prime example of how scientific discoveries are enabling innovative engineering solutions that have transformed remediation practice. Individual chapters provide in-depth background information on the discovery, isolation, phylogeny, biochemistry, genomic features, and ecology of individual organohalide-respiring genera, including Dehalococcoides, Dehalogenimonas, Dehalobacter, Desulfitobacterium and Sulfurospirillum, as well as organohalide-respiring members of the Deltaproteobacteria. The book introduces readers to the fascinating biology of organohalide-respiring bacteria, offering a valuable resource for students, engineers and practitioners alike.










Editors and Affiliations

  • Department Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environ. Research Department Isotope Biogeochemistry, Leipzig, Germany

    Lorenz Adrian

  • Department of Microbiology, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Knoxville, USA

    Frank E. Löffler

About the editors

PD Dr. Lorenz Adrian, Senior Scientist, Department Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany


Frank E. Löffler, Ph.D., Governor’s Chair and Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA 






Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria

  • Editors: Lorenz Adrian, Frank E. Löffler

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49875-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-49873-6Published: 12 August 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57044-9Published: 12 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-49875-0Published: 03 August 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 632

  • Number of Illustrations: 59 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Bacteriology, Applied Microbiology, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology

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