Chloroethene Compounds Biodegradation and A Snapshot of Microbial Communities during the Degradation

Chloroethenes-contaminated groundwater was collected near a chemical refinery that produces a broad range of petrochemical products. The sampling took place in a borehole (37 m deep). The study aimed at (1). Evaluating the extent that the bacterial communities would degrade PCE under uncommon conditions when amended with PCE plus lactate and only PCE, (2) Which metabolic strategies did the bacterial communities use during the degradation of tetrachloroethene (PCE) under the uncommon conditions