Dechlorination of chloral hydrate is influenced by the biofilm adhesin protein LapA in Pseudomonas putida LF54.

LapA is the largest surface adhesion protein of Pseudomonas putida that initiates biofilm formation. Here, by using transposon insertion mutagenesis and a conditional lapA mutant, we demonstrate for the first time that LapA influences chloral hydrate (CH) dechlorination in P. putida LF54.