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Wu Z, Man Q, Niu H, Lyu H, Song H, Li R, Ren G, Zhu F, Peng C, Li B, Ma X. Recent advances and trends of trichloroethylene biodegradation: A critical review. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1053169. [PMID: 36620007 PMCID: PMC9813602 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1053169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a ubiquitous chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CAH) in the environment, which is a Group 1 carcinogen with negative impacts on human health and ecosystems. Based on a series of recent advances, the environmental behavior and biodegradation process on TCE biodegradation need to be reviewed systematically. Four main biodegradation processes leading to TCE biodegradation by isolated bacteria and mixed cultures are anaerobic reductive dechlorination, anaerobic cometabolic reductive dichlorination, aerobic co-metabolism, and aerobic direct oxidation. More attention has been paid to the aerobic co-metabolism of TCE. Laboratory and field studies have demonstrated that bacterial isolates or mixed cultures containing Dehalococcoides or Dehalogenimonas can catalyze reductive dechlorination of TCE to ethene. The mechanisms, pathways, and enzymes of TCE biodegradation were reviewed, and the factors affecting the biodegradation process were discussed. Besides, the research progress on material-mediated enhanced biodegradation technologies of TCE through the combination of zero-valent iron (ZVI) or biochar with microorganisms was introduced. Furthermore, we reviewed the current research on TCE biodegradation in field applications, and finally provided the development prospects of TCE biodegradation based on the existing challenges. We hope that this review will provide guidance and specific recommendations for future studies on CAHs biodegradation in laboratory and field applications.
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- Zhineng Wu
- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, China,*Correspondence: Xiaodong Ma,
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Dehalogenation of Chlorinated Ethenes to Ethene by a Novel Isolate, " Candidatus Dehalogenimonas etheniformans". Appl Environ Microbiol 2022; 88:e0044322. [PMID: 35674428 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00443-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Dehalococcoides mccartyi strains harboring vinyl chloride (VC) reductive dehalogenase (RDase) genes are keystone bacteria for VC detoxification in groundwater aquifers, and bioremediation monitoring regimens focus on D. mccartyi biomarkers. We isolated a novel anaerobic bacterium, "Candidatus Dehalogenimonas etheniformans" strain GP, capable of respiratory dechlorination of VC to ethene. This bacterium couples formate and hydrogen (H2) oxidation to the reduction of trichloro-ethene (TCE), all dichloroethene (DCE) isomers, and VC with acetate as the carbon source. Cultures that received formate and H2 consumed the two electron donors concomitantly at similar rates. A 16S rRNA gene-targeted quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay measured growth yields of (1.2 ± 0.2) × 108 and (1.9 ± 0.2) × 108 cells per μmol of VC dechlorinated in cultures with H2 or formate as electron donor, respectively. About 1.5-fold higher cell numbers were measured with qPCR targeting cerA, a single-copy gene encoding a putative VC RDase. A VC dechlorination rate of 215 ± 40 μmol L-1 day-1 was measured at 30°C, with about 25% of this activity occurring at 15°C. Increasing NaCl concentrations progressively impacted VC dechlorination rates, and dechlorination ceased at 15 g NaCl L-1. During growth with TCE, all DCE isomers were intermediates. Tetrachloroethene was not dechlorinated and inhibited dechlorination of other chlorinated ethenes. Carbon monoxide formed and accumulated as a metabolic by-product in dechlorinating cultures and impacted reductive dechlorination activity. The isolation of a new Dehalogenimonas species able to effectively dechlorinate toxic chlorinated ethenes to benign ethene expands our understanding of the reductive dechlorination process, with implications for bioremediation and environmental monitoring. IMPORTANCE Chlorinated ethenes are risk drivers at many contaminated sites, and current bioremediation efforts focus on organohalide-respiring Dehalococcoides mccartyi strains to achieve detoxification. We isolated and characterized the first non-Dehalococcoides bacterium, "Candidatus Dehalogenimonas etheniformans" strain GP, capable of metabolic reductive dechlorination of TCE, all DCE isomers, and VC to environmentally benign ethene. In addition to hydrogen, the new isolate utilizes formate as electron donor for reductive dechlorination, providing opportunities for more effective electron donor delivery to the contaminated subsurface. The discovery that a broader microbial diversity can achieve detoxification of toxic chlorinated ethenes in anoxic aquifers illustrates the potential of naturally occurring microbes for biotechnological applications.
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Liu Y, Chen H, Zhao L, Li Z, Yi X, Guo T, Cao X. Enhanced trichloroethylene biodegradation: Roles of biochar-microbial collaboration beyond adsorption. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 792:148451. [PMID: 34157525 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 06/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a pollutant widely found in groundwater, especially in the heavily contaminated industrial sites. Biological dechlorination method is environmentally friendly and low-cost. However, microorganisms grow slowly and their activity is susceptible to environmental fluctuations. This study used biochar as an additive to promote anaerobic biodegradation of TCE with mixed culture. Results showed that biochar with dose of 0.1-0.4% (w/v) brought a rapid initial decrease of TCE concentration by 39.4-88.8% in 24 h via adsorption mechanism. Biochar produced at 500 °C pyrolysis temperature (BC500) achieved the highest TCE adsorption in comparison to BC300 and BC700. Subsequently, a significantly shortened microbial stagnation phase (from 85 h to 37 h) was observed in the system with the presence of biochar. During the exponential growth phase, BC700 outperformed BC300 and BC500 in terms of TCE degradation efficiency. Electrochemical analysis demonstrated that BC700 possessed the greatest electron transfer capability. Finally, biochar shortened the time for achieving 100% removal of TCE by 54.5-69.7% (from approximate 330 h to 100-150 h). Even at high concentration of TCE (20-30 mg·L-1) that could lead to serious microbial growth inhibition, the TCE degradation efficiency could be recovered in the presence of BC500. The high-throughput sequencing data revealed that biochar promoted the relative abundance of co-metabolizing dechlorinating microorganisms (Pseudomonas, Burkholderia) in the aqueous solution, and simultaneously led to the selective colonization of reductive dechlorinating microorganisms (Enterobacteriaceae, Clostridium) attached on biochar surface. On the other hand, biochar addition decreased the relative abundance of hydrogen-competing microorganisms, thereby forming an efficient co-metabolism-reductive dechlorination system. These findings allow a better understanding of the promotion mechanism of biochar for microbial dechlorination technology supporting the biochar-assisted bioremediation in practice.
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- Yang Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Shanghai Customs District P. R. China, Minsheng Road No. 1208, Shanghai 200135, China
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- Hebei Xiongan Mairong Environmental Protection Co. Ltd, Xiongan 071000, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China; China-UK Low Carbon College, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 201306, China
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Lo KH, Lu CW, Lin WH, Chien CC, Chen SC, Kao CM. Enhanced reductive dechlorination of trichloroethene with immobilized Clostridium butyricum in silica gel. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 238:124596. [PMID: 31524629 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 07/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Deteriorated environmental conditions during the bioremediation of trichloroethene (TCE)-polluted groundwater cause decreased treatment efficiencies. This study assessed the effect of applying immobilized Clostridium butyricum (a hydrogen-producing bacterium) in silica gel on enhancing the reductive dechlorination efficiency of TCE with the slow polycolloid-releasing substrate (SPRS) supplement in groundwater. The responses of microbial communities with the immobilized system (immobilized Clostridium butyricum and SPRS amendments) were also characterized by the metagenomics assay. A complete TCE removal in microcosms was obtained within 30 days with the application of this immobilized system via reductive dechlorination processes. An increase in the population of Dehalococcoides spp. was observed using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) analysis. Results of metagenomics assay reveal that the microbial communities in the immobilized system were distinct from those in systems with SPRS only. Bacterial communities associated with TCE biodegradation also increased in microcosms treated with the immobilized system. The immobilized system shows a great potential to promote the TCE dechlorination efficiency, and the metagenomics-based approach provides detailed insights into dechlorinating microbial community dynamics. The results would be helpful in designing an in situ immobilized system to enhance the bioremediation efficiency of TCE-contaminated groundwater.
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- Kai-Hung Lo
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan.
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li City, Taoyuan, 32001, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan.
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li City, Taoyuan, 32003, Taiwan.
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Central University, Chung-Li City, Taoyuan, 32001, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, 80424, Taiwan.
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Palau J, Jamin P, Badin A, Vanhecke N, Haerens B, Brouyère S, Hunkeler D. Use of dual carbon-chlorine isotope analysis to assess the degradation pathways of 1,1,1-trichloroethane in groundwater. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 92:235-243. [PMID: 26874254 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.01.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Compound-specific isotope analysis (CSIA) is a powerful tool to track contaminant fate in groundwater. However, the application of CSIA to chlorinated ethanes has received little attention so far. These compounds are toxic and prevalent groundwater contaminants of environmental concern. The high susceptibility of chlorinated ethanes like 1,1,1-trichloroethane (1,1,1-TCA) to be transformed via different competing pathways (biotic and abiotic) complicates the assessment of their fate in the subsurface. In this study, the use of a dual C-Cl isotope approach to identify the active degradation pathways of 1,1,1-TCA is evaluated for the first time in an aerobic aquifer impacted by 1,1,1-TCA and trichloroethylene (TCE) with concentrations of up to 20 mg/L and 3.4 mg/L, respectively. The reaction-specific dual carbon-chlorine (C-Cl) isotope trends determined in a recent laboratory study illustrated the potential of a dual isotope approach to identify contaminant degradation pathways of 1,1,1-TCA. Compared to the dual isotope slopes (Δδ(13)C/Δδ(37)Cl) previously determined in the laboratory for dehydrohalogenation/hydrolysis (DH/HY, 0.33 ± 0.04) and oxidation by persulfate (∞), the slope determined from field samples (0.6 ± 0.2, r(2) = 0.75) is closer to the one observed for DH/HY, pointing to DH/HY as the predominant degradation pathway of 1,1,1-TCA in the aquifer. The observed deviation could be explained by a minor contribution of additional degradation processes. This result, along with the little degradation of TCE determined from isotope measurements, confirmed that 1,1,1-TCA is the main source of the 1,1-dichlorethylene (1,1-DCE) detected in the aquifer with concentrations of up to 10 mg/L. This study demonstrates that a dual C-Cl isotope approach can strongly improve the qualitative and quantitative assessment of 1,1,1-TCA degradation processes in the field.
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- Jordi Palau
- University of Neuchâtel, Centre for Hydrogeology and Geothermics (CHYN), Building UniMail, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland; Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, Barcelona 08034, Spain.
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- University of Liège, Fac. Applied Sciences, Dpt ArGEnCo, Geo³-Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Building B52, 4000 Sart-Tilman, Belgium
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- University of Neuchâtel, Centre for Hydrogeology and Geothermics (CHYN), Building UniMail, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- AECOM, Maria-Theresiastraat 34A, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- University of Liège, Fac. Applied Sciences, Dpt ArGEnCo, Geo³-Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology, Building B52, 4000 Sart-Tilman, Belgium
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- University of Neuchâtel, Centre for Hydrogeology and Geothermics (CHYN), Building UniMail, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Lee PKH, Cheng D, West KA, Alvarez-Cohen L, He J. Isolation of two newDehalococcoides mccartyistrains with dissimilar dechlorination functions and their characterization by comparative genomics via microarray analysis. Environ Microbiol 2013; 15:2293-305. [DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Revised: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; National University of Singapore; Singapore; 117576
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; University of California; Berkeley; CA; 94720; USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; National University of Singapore; Singapore; 117576
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Courbet C, Rivière A, Jeannottat S, Rinaldi S, Hunkeler D, Bendjoudi H, de Marsily G. Complementing approaches to demonstrate chlorinated solvent biodegradation in a complex pollution plume: Mass balance, PCR and compound-specific stable isotope analysis. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2011; 126:315-329. [PMID: 22115095 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2011.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Revised: 07/25/2011] [Accepted: 08/30/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This work describes the use of different complementing methods (mass balance, polymerase chain reaction assays and compound-specific stable isotope analysis) to demonstrate the existence and effectiveness of biodegradation of chlorinated solvents in an alluvial aquifer. The solvent-contaminated site is an old chemical factory located in an alluvial plain in France. As most of the chlorinated contaminants currently found in the groundwater at this site were produced by local industries at various times in the past, it is not enough to analyze chlorinated solvent concentrations along a flow path to convincingly demonstrate biodegradation. Moreover, only a few data were initially available to characterize the geochemical conditions at this site, which were apparently complex at the source zone due to (i) the presence of a steady oxygen supply to the groundwater by irrigation canal losses and river infiltration and (ii) an alkaline pH higher than 10 due to former underground lime disposal. A demonstration of the existence of biodegradation processes was however required by the regulatory authority within a timeframe that did not allow a full geochemical characterization of such a complex site. Thus a combination of different fast methods was used to obtain a proof of the biodegradation occurrence. First, a mass balance analysis was performed which revealed the existence of a strong natural attenuation process (biodegradation, volatilization or dilution), despite the huge uncertainty on these calculations. Second, a good agreement was found between carbon isotopic measurements and PCR assays (based on 16S RNA gene sequences and functional genes), which clearly indicated reductive dechlorination of different hydrocarbons (Tetrachloroethene--PCE-, Trichloroethene--TCE-, 1,2-cisDichloroethene--cis-1,2-DCE-, 1,2-transDichloroethene-trans--1,2-DCE-, 1,1-Dichloroethene--1,1-DCE-, and Vinyl Chloride--VC) to ethene. According to these carbon isotope measurements, although TCE biodegradation seems to occur only in the upgradient part of the studied zone, DCE and VC dechlorination (originating from the initial TCE dechlorination) occurs along the entire flowpath. TCE reductase was not detected among the Dehalococcoides bacteria identified by quantitative PCR (qPCR), while DCE and VC reductases were present in the majority of the population. Reverse transcriptase PCR assays (rt-PCR) also indicated that bacteria and their DCE and VC reductases were active. Mass balance calculations showed moreover that 1,1-DCE was the predominant DCE isomer produced by TCE dechlorination in the upgradient part of the site. Consequently, coupling rt-PCR assays with isotope measurements removes the uncertainties inherent in a simple mass balance approach, so that when the three methods are used jointly, they allow the identification and quantification of natural biodegradation, even under apparently complex geochemical and hydraulic conditions.
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- Christelle Courbet
- Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 06, UMR Sisyphe, 4 place Jussieu 75252 Paris, France
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Cheng D, Chow WL, He J. A Dehalococcoides-containing co-culture that dechlorinates tetrachloroethene to trans-1,2-dichloroethene. ISME JOURNAL 2009; 4:88-97. [PMID: 19657371 DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2009.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In the microbial reductive dechlorination of tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichloroethene (TCE), dechlorinators usually produce cis-1,2-dichloroethene (cis-DCE) as the predominant product or an intermediate. This study shows that dechlorination of PCE and TCE can also lead to the generation of trans-1,2-dichloroethene (trans-DCE) by a co-culture MB. During its enrichment process, the ratio of trans- to cis-DCE increased from 1.4 (+/-0.1):1-3.7 (+/-0.4):1, whereas the TCE reductive dechlorination rate went up from approximately 26.2 to approximately 68.8 micromol l(-1) day(-1). PCR-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (PCR-DGGE) revealed that the increased ratio of trans- /cis-DCE was well correlated with the increased proportions of Dehalococcoides and the disappearance of Desulfuromonas during the enrichment process. As shown by PCR-DGGE, similar Dehalococcoides species were consistently present in another three sediment-free cultures with various trans- /cis-DCE ratios. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of this Dehalococcoides sp. in co-culture MB is 100% identical (over 1489 bp) to that of Dehalococcoides ethenogenes strain 195 (CP000027), which belongs to the Cornell subgroup of the Dehalococcoides cluster. The other bacterium in this co-culture MB was a Sedimentibacter species, which showed no PCE or TCE dechlorination activity. Results from this study show that microbial dechlorination of chloroethenes by this particular subgroup of Dehalococcoides could result in significant accumulation of trans-DCE in the environment if no trans-DCE dechlorinators coexist in the contaminated sites.
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- Dan Cheng
- Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Large-scale production of bacterial consortia for remediation of chlorinated solvent-contaminated groundwater. J Ind Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 36:1189-97. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-009-0600-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2008] [Accepted: 05/21/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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