Query: NC_014910:465980 Alicycliphilus denitrificans BC chromosome, complete genome Lineage: Alicycliphilus denitrificans; Alicycliphilus; Comamonadaceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Temp: Mesophile. Alicycliphilus denitrificans is a Gram-negative bacterium and is able to degrade cyclohexanol and other alicyclic compounds under denitrifying conditions. Isolated from a mixture of wastewater treatment plant material and benzene-polluted soil
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General Information: This strain was isolated from sediment contaminated with cis-dichloroethane (cDCE), a common pollutant resulting from widespread manufacture and use of industrial solvents. This bacterium is the only known organism capable of using cDCE as a sole carbon and energy source. The ability of this strain to convert ethene to epoxyethane suggests that the first step in the cDCE biodegradation pathway is the oxidation of cDCE to an epoxide compound. Bacteria that are able to grow on cDCE are rare, and have only been found in very few highly selective artificial environments. The discovery of this bacteria may provide a low cost, self-sustaining bioremediation method in areas where cDCE is a problem contaminant.