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Here we report a combined analysis of kinetic and specific biomass parameters conducted on three dechlorinating consortia enriched on PCE, TCE and cis-1,2-DCE. In these consortia, Dehalococcoides mccartyi (Dhc) represented \u226570% of the bacterial population identified via 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. Quantitative biomolecular methods were used to generate specific biomass parameters targeting either the Dhc population (16S rRNA genes or cells) or specific genes encoding RD process-involved reductive dehalogenases. The correlation factor between the abundance of active Dhc cells or tceA gene copies and maximum RD rates allowed to predict an increment of 7E+09 of active Dhc cells or 5E+09 tceA gene copies\/L under controlled conditions. Diversely, the utilization of gene transcripts as biomass parameters for RD modeling did not provide reliable correlations with kinetic performances. 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