Allyl chloride respiration by Dehalobacter shapes the fate of 1,2,3-trichloropropane
Xin Wang, Yaozhi Zhang, Hongyan Wang, Natalie L. Cápiro, Lian Yu, Zongming Xiu, Qingyu Li, Michael Manefield, Frank E. Löffler, Haixia Yan, Wenjing Sun, Yi Yang
This paper identifies a bacterial strain capable of fully detoxifying 1,2,3-TCP by utilizing allyl chloride as a respiratory electron acceptor, revealing interactions between microbial metabolism and geochemical processes.
bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology