Anaerobic degradation of naphthalene and 2‐methylnaphthalene by strains of marine sulfate‐reducing bacteria

• Published in: Environmental microbiology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 209 - 219
• Main Authors: Musat, Florin, Galushko, Alexander, Jacob, Jacob, Widdel, Friedrich, Kube, Michael, Reinhardt, Richard, Wilkes, Heinz, Schink, Bernhard, Rabus, Ralf
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.01.2009
• Subjects: Anaerobiosis; Bacterial Proteins - analysis; Biotransformation; Deltaproteobacteria - chemistry; Deltaproteobacteria - classification; Deltaproteobacteria - isolation & purification; Deltaproteobacteria - metabolism; DNA, Bacterial - chemistry; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal - chemistry; DNA, Ribosomal - genetics; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Genes, rRNA; Geologic Sediments - microbiology; Mediterranean Sea; Molecular Sequence Data; Naphthalenes - metabolism; Phylogeny; RNA, Bacterial - genetics; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; Sulfates - metabolism; Sulfides - metabolism

Summary The anaerobic biodegradation of naphthalene, an aromatic hydrocarbon in tar and petroleum, has been repeatedly observed in environments but scarcely in pure cultures. To further explore the relationships and physiology of anaerobic naphthalene‐degrading microorganisms, sulfate‐reducing bacte...