Reductive dehalogenation of brominated phenolic compounds by microorganisms associated with the marine sponge Aplysina aerophoba

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 4159-4166

  Ahn, Young Beom ^a   Rhee, Sung Keun ^a,d   Fennell, Donna E ^b   Kerkhof, Lee J ^a   Hentschel, Ute ^c   Häggblom, Max M ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rutgers University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTROPHORESIS; GENES; MICROORGANISMS; PHENOLS;

HALOAROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

DEHALOGENATION;

2 BROMOPHENOL; 2,4,6 TRIBROMOPHENOL; 2,6 DIBROMOPHENOL; 3 BROMOPHENOL; 3,5 DIBROMO 4 HYDROXYBENZOATE; 4 BROMOPHENOL; AMPICILLIN; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BROMINE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITRATE; ORGANOBROMINE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADATION; MICROORGANISM; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SPONGE;

ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; APLYSINA AEROPHOBA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBROMINATION; DEHALOGENATION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DENITRIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; METHANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPONGE (PORIFERA);

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PHENOLS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PORIFERA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEAWATER;

ANIMALIA; APLYSINA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PORIFERA; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 0038154239     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.7.4159-4166.2003     Document Type: Article

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