DOE Joint Genome Institute, US Department of Energy
Web page highlingts the microbe Desulfitobacterium. Thess microbes can anaerobicaly dehalogenate both aromatic and alkyl chlorinated compounds. Compounds including chlorinated phenols, chlorinated ethenes and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). There is also background on the genus Desulfitobacterium. In this site there are links to the JGI home page, BLAST, downloads, and annotation.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Metabolism, Biology, Biogeochemistry, Evolution:Bioinformatics, Biology:Microbiology, Molecular Biology Resource Type: Scientific Resources:Overview/Reference Work, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations Grade Level: Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14) Extreme Environments: Altered by Humans, Anoxic Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:BiogeoscienceKeyword: Bioremediation
