Anaerobic benzene oxidation via phenol in Geobacter metallireducens.

TitleAnaerobic benzene oxidation via phenol in Geobacter metallireducens.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsZhang T, Tremblay P-L, Chaurasia AKumar, Smith JA, Bain TS, Lovley DR
JournalAppl Environ Microbiol
Volume79
Issue24
Pagination7800-6
Date Published2013 Dec
ISSN1098-5336
KeywordsAnaerobiosis, Benzene, Carbon Dioxide, Gene Deletion, Gene Expression Profiling, Geobacter, Iron, Metabolic Networks and Pathways, Oxidation-Reduction, Phenol, Water
Abstract

Anaerobic activation of benzene is expected to represent a novel biochemistry of environmental significance. Therefore, benzene metabolism was investigated in Geobacter metallireducens, the only genetically tractable organism known to anaerobically degrade benzene. Trace amounts (

DOI10.1128/AEM.03134-13
Alternate JournalAppl Environ Microbiol
PubMed ID24096430
PubMed Central IDPMC3837793