Microbial synthesis and transformation of inorganic and organic chlorine compounds

S Atashgahi, MG Liebensteiner, DB Janssen… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Organic and inorganic chlorine compounds are formed by a broad range of natural
geochemical, photochemical and biological processes. In addition, chlorine compounds are …

(Per) chlorate in biology on earth and beyond

MD Youngblut, O Wang, TP Barnum… - Annual review of …, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Respiration of perchlorate and chlorate [collectively,(per) chlorate] was only recognized in
the last 20 years, yet substantial advances have been made in our understanding of the …

Convergent gain and loss of genomic islands drive lifestyle changes in plant-associated Pseudomonas

RA Melnyk, SS Hossain, CH Haney - The ISME journal, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Host-associated bacteria can have both beneficial and detrimental effects on host health.
While some of the molecular mechanisms that determine these outcomes are known, little is …

[HTML][HTML] A novel sulfonamide resistance mechanism by two-component flavin-dependent monooxygenase system in sulfonamide-degrading actinobacteria

DW Kim, CN Thawng, K Lee, EMH Wellington… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sulfonamide-degrading bacteria have been discovered in various environments, suggesting
the presence of novel resistance mechanisms via drug inactivation. In this study …

Inhibition of microbial sulfate reduction in a flow-through column system by (per) chlorate treatment

A Engelbrektson, CG Hubbard, LM Tom… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Microbial sulfate reduction is a primary cause of oil reservoir souring. Here we show that
amendment with chlorate or perchlorate [collectively (per) chlorate] potentially resolves this …

Perchlorate reductase is distinguished by active site aromatic gate residues

MD Youngblut, CL Tsai, IC Clark, HK Carlson… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
Perchlorate is an important ion on both Earth and Mars. Perchlorate reductase (PcrAB), a
specialized member of the dimethylsulfoxide reductase superfamily, catalyzes the first step …

microTrait: A Toolset for a Trait-Based Representation of Microbial Genomes

U Karaoz, EL Brodie - Frontiers in Bioinformatics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Remote sensing approaches have revolutionized the study of macroorganisms, allowing
theories of population and community ecology to be tested across increasingly larger scales …

Genome-resolved metagenomics identifies genetic mobility, metabolic interactions, and unexpected diversity in perchlorate-reducing communities

TP Barnum, IA Figueroa, CI Carlström… - The ISME …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Dissimilatory perchlorate reduction is an anaerobic respiratory pathway that in communities
might be influenced by metabolic interactions. Because the genes for perchlorate reduction …

DMSO reductase family: phylogenetics and applications of extremophiles

JM Miralles-Robledillo, J Torregrosa-Crespo… - International Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Dimethyl sulfoxide reductases (DMSO) are molybdoenzymes widespread in all domains of
life. They catalyse not only redox reactions, but also hydroxylation/hydration and oxygen …

Mechanisms of direct inhibition of the respiratory sulfate-reduction pathway by (per) chlorate and nitrate

HK Carlson, JV Kuehl, AB Hazra, NB Justice… - The ISME …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract We investigated perchlorate (ClO4−) and chlorate (ClO3−)(collectively (per)
chlorate) in comparison with nitrate as potential inhibitors of sulfide (H2S) production by …