(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 …

[HTML][HTML] Perchlorates on Mars: Occurrence and implications for putative life on the Red Planet

P Rzymski, A Losiak, J Heinz, M Szukalska, E Florek… - Icarus, 2024 - Elsevier
The discovery of perchlorate in martian regolith, ubiquitously distributed at levels far
exceeding those noted on Earth, raises challenges for in situ resource utilization and life …

Physiological and genomic characterization of Arcobacter anaerophilus IR-1 reveals new metabolic features in Epsilonproteobacteria

I Roalkvam, K Drønen, R Stokke, FL Daae… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
In this study we characterized and sequenced the genome of Arcobacter anaerophilus strain
IR-1 isolated from enrichment cultures used in nitrate-amended corrosion experiments. A …

Insights into organohalide respiration and the versatile catabolism of Sulfurospirillum multivorans gained from comparative genomics and physiological studies

T Goris, T Schubert, J Gadkari, T Wubet… - Environmental …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
S ulfurospirillum multivorans, a free‐living ε‐proteobacterium, is among the best studied
organisms capable of organohalide respiration. It is able to use several halogenated …

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 …

Operational variables and microbial community dynamics affect granulation stability in continuous flow aerobic granular sludge reactors

O Franchi, MI Álvarez, JP Pavissich, M Belmonte… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Retrofitting wastewater treatment plants with continuous aerobic granular sludge reactors is
a promising alternative to enhance treatment capacities and reduce footprint. This study …

Microbial redox processes in deep subsurface environments and the potential application of (per) chlorate in oil reservoirs

MG Liebensteiner, N Tsesmetzis, AJM Stams… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The ability of microorganisms to thrive under oxygen-free conditions in subsurface
environments relies on the enzymatic reduction of oxidized elements, such as sulfate, ferric …

Biotechnological applications of microbial (per) chlorate reduction

O Wang, JD Coates - Microorganisms, 2017 - mdpi.com
While the microbial degradation of a chloroxyanion-based herbicide was first observed
nearly ninety years ago, only recently have researchers elucidated the underlying …

The perchlorate reduction genomic island: mechanisms and pathways of evolution by horizontal gene transfer

RA Melnyk, JD Coates - BMC genomics, 2015 - Springer
Background Perchlorate is a widely distributed anion that is toxic to humans, but serves as a
valuable electron acceptor for several lineages of bacteria. The ability to utilize perchlorate …

Characterization of an anaerobic marine microbial community exposed to combined fluxes of perchlorate and salinity

CI Carlström, LN Lucas, RA Rohde, A Haratian… - Applied microbiology …, 2016 - Springer
The recent recognition of the environmental prevalence of perchlorate and its discovery on
Mars, Earth's moon, and in meteorites, in addition to its novel application to controlling oil …