Synthetic microbial consortia for biosynthesis and biodegradation: promises and challenges

S Che, Y Men - Journal of Industrial Microbiology and …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Functional differentiation and metabolite exchange enable microbial consortia to perform
complex metabolic tasks and efficiently cycle the nutrients. Inspired by the cooperative …

Recent advances and trends of trichloroethylene biodegradation: A critical review

Z Wu, Q Man, H Niu, H Lyu, H Song, R Li… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a ubiquitous chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CAH) in the
environment, which is a Group 1 carcinogen with negative impacts on human health and …

Salinity determines performance, functional populations, and microbial ecology in consortia attenuating organohalide pollutants

G Xu, X Zhao, S Zhao, MJ Rogers, J He - The ISME Journal, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Organohalide pollutants are prevalent in coastal regions due to extensive intervention by
anthropogenic activities, threatening public health and ecosystems. Gradients in salinity are …

Efficient and Complete Detoxification of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Sediments Achieved by Bioaugmentation with Dehalococcoides and Microbial Ecological …

G Xu, HL Ng, C Chen, S Zhao, J He - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are prevalent environmental pollutants, but
bioremediation of PBDEs remains to be reported. Here we report accelerated remediation of …

Microbial reductive debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)

J He, KR Robrock, L Alvarez-Cohen - Environmental science & …, 2006 - ACS Publications
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of widely used flame retardants that
have recently been detected in environmental samples, diverse biota, human blood serum …

Insights into interactions between vanadium (V) bio-reduction and pentachlorophenol dechlorination in synthetic groundwater

B Zhang, Y Cheng, J Shi, X Xing, Y Zhu, N Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aquifer co-contamination by vanadium (V) and pentachlorophenol (PCP) involves
complicated biogeochemical processes that remain poorly understood, particularly from the …

Offshore marine sediment microbiota respire structurally distinct organohalide pollutants

G Xu, N Zhang, X Zhao, C Chen… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Marine sediments are a major sink of organohalide pollutants, but the potential for offshore
marine microbiota to transform these pollutants remains underexplored. Here, we report …

Resilience of organohalide-detoxifying microbial community to oxygen stress in sewage sludge

G Xu, J He - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Organohalide pollutants are prevalent in the environment, causing harms to wildlife and
human. Organohalide-respiring bacteria (OHRB) could detoxify these pollutants in …

Pathways for the anaerobic microbial debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers

KR Robrock, P Korytár… - Environmental science & …, 2008 - ACS Publications
The debromination pathways of seven polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) by three
different cultures of anaerobic dehalogenating bacteria were investigated using …

Alleviating Chlorinated Alkane Inhibition on Dehalococcoides to Achieve Detoxification of Chlorinated Aliphatic Cocontaminants

G Xu, S Zhao, C Chen, N Zhang… - Environmental Science & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Cocontamination by multiple chlorinated solvents is a prevalent issue in groundwater,
presenting a formidable challenge for effective remediation. Despite the recognition of this …