Organohalide-Respiring Bacteria

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Adrian, Lorenz (Editor), Löffler, Frank E. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Life Sciences.; Applied Microbiology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Part I: Introduction
• Part II: Diversity of organohalide-respiring bacteria
• Part III: Ecology of organohalide-respiring bacteria
• Part IV: Genomics and regulation of organohalide-respiring bacteria
• Part V: Biochemistry of organohalide-respiring bacteria
• Part VI: Applications
• Part VII: Outlook.