Reductive dehalogenation and conversion of 2-chlorophenol to 3- chlorobenzoate in a methanogenic sediment community: Implications for predicting the environmental fate of chlorinated pollutants

Jennifer G. Becker; David A. Stahl; Bruce E. Rittmann

doi:10.1128/aem.65.11.5169-5172.1999

Reductive dehalogenation and conversion of 2-chlorophenol to 3- chlorobenzoate in a methanogenic sediment community: Implications for predicting the environmental fate of chlorinated pollutants

Jennifer G. Becker, David A. Stahl, Bruce E. Rittmann

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Biotransformation of 2-chlorophenol by a methanogenic sediment community resulted in the transient accumulation of phenol and benzoate. 3- Chlorobenzoate was a more persistent product of 2-chlorophenol metabolism. The anaerobic biotransformation of phenol to benzoate presumably occurred via para-carboxylation and dehydroxylation reactions, which may also explain the observed conversion of 2-chlorophenol to 3-chlorobenzoate.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5169-5172
Number of pages	4
Journal	Applied and environmental microbiology
Volume	65
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.65.11.5169-5172.1999
State	Published - Nov 1999
Externally published	Yes

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Reductive dehalogenation and conversion of 2-chlorophenol to 3- chlorobenzoate in a methanogenic sediment community: Implications for predicting the environmental fate of chlorinated pollutants. / Becker, Jennifer G.; Stahl, David A.; Rittmann, Bruce E.
In: Applied and environmental microbiology, Vol. 65, No. 11, 11.1999, p. 5169-5172.

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