A call to expand the dimensions of halide-philicity
Lawrence P. Wackett, Randy B. Stockbridge · 2026
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Lawrence P. Wackett and Randy B. Stockbridge argue, in a 2026 commentary, that microbiology's idea of salt-loving microbes is far too narrow. Halophily has meant sodium chloride tolerance for a century, yet industry now spreads fluorine, chlorine, bromine, and iodine compounds widely, and microbes answer each halide very differently.
Responses shift again with the partner cation attached and with whether the halogen sits outside the cell or gets freed inside by enzymes such as dehalogenases. Lumping all halides together, the authors warn, misreads how microbes tolerate, make, or break halogen compounds. They call for research that treats halide-philicity as a family of distinct traits, sized up one element at a time.
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| CREATOR | Lawrence P. Wackett, Randy B. Stockbridge |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11187 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |