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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2003, p. 2712-2718, Vol. 69, No. 5
0099-2240/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.5.2712-2718.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Characterization of Fe(III) Reduction by Chlororespiring Anaeromxyobacter dehalogenans

Qiang He and Robert A. Sanford*

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801-2352

Received 2 December 2002/ Accepted 24 February 2003

Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans strain 2CP-C has been shown to grow by coupling the oxidation of acetate to the reduction of ortho-substituted halophenols, oxygen, nitrate, nitrite, or fumarate. In this study, strain 2CP-C was also found to grow by coupling Fe(III) reduction to the oxidation of acetate, making it one of the few isolates capable of growth by both metal reduction and chlororespiration. Doubling times for growth of 9.2 and 10.2 h were determined for Fe(III) and 2-chlorophenol reduction, respectively. These were determined by using the rate of [14C]acetate uptake into biomass. Fe(III) compounds used by strain 2CP-C include ferric citrate, ferric pyrophosphate, and amorphous ferric oxyhydroxide. The addition of the humic acid analog anthraquinone 2,6-disulfonate (AQDS) increased the reduction rate of amorphous ferric iron oxide, suggesting AQDS was used as an electron shuttle by strain 2CP-C. The addition of chloramphenicol to fumarate-grown cells did not inhibit Fe(III) reduction, indicating that the latter activity is constitutive. In contrast, the addition of chloramphenicol inhibited dechlorination activity, indicating that chlororespiration is inducible. The presence of insoluble Fe(III) oxyhydroxide did not significantly affect dechlorination, whereas the presence of soluble ferric pyrophosphate inhibited dechlorination. With its ability to respire chlorinated organic compounds and metals such as Fe(III), strain 2CP-C is a promising model organism for the study of the interaction of these potentially competing processes in contaminated environments.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, 3230 C Newmark Lab, 205 North Mathews, Urbana, IL 61801-2352. Phone: (217) 244-7250. Fax: (217) 333-6968. Email address: rsanford{at}uiuc.edu.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2003, p. 2712-2718, Vol. 69, No. 5
0099-2240/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.5.2712-2718.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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