Chlorinated electron acceptor availability selects for specific Dehalococcoides populations in dechlorinating enrichment cultures and in groundwater
A. Perez de Mora, A. Lacourt, M. L. McMaster, X. Liang, S. Dworatzek, E. A. Edwards
This study tracks Dehalococcoides mccartyi population shifts in lab cultures and field sites by analyzing rdhA gene abundances, showing that electron acceptor availability drives population selection.
bioRxiv · Aug 11, 2017Microbiology