Bioremediation of organohalide pollutants: progress, microbial ecology, and emerging computational tools

G Xu, S Zhao, J Liu, J He - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organohalide chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated
diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are prevalent …

Bioremediation of typical chlorinated hydrocarbons by microbial reductive dechlorination and its key players: A review

Z Xiao, W Jiang, D Chen, Y Xu - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2020 - Elsevier
Chlorinated hydrocarbon contamination in soils and groundwater has a severe negative
impact on the human health. Microbial reductive dechlorination is a major degradation …

Improve niche colonization and microbial interactions for organohalide-respiring-bacteria-mediated remediation of chloroethene-contaminated sites

R Wu, R Shen, Z Liang, S Zheng, Y Yang… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Organohalide-respiring bacteria (OHRB)-mediated reductive dehalogenation is promising in
in situ bioremediation of chloroethene-contaminated sites. The bioremediation efficiency of …

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 …

Resuscitation-promoting factor accelerates enrichment of highly active tetrachloroethene/polychlorinated biphenyl-dechlorinating cultures

X Su, M Xie, Z Han, Y Xiao, R Wang… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The anaerobic bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is largely impeded by
difficulties in massively enriching PCB dechlorinators in short periods of time …

Generation of zero-valent sulfur from dissimilatory sulfate reduction in sulfate-reducing microorganisms

S Wang, Q Lu, Z Liang, X Yu, M Lin… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Dissimilatory sulfate reduction (DSR) mediated by sulfate-reducing microorganisms (SRMs)
plays a pivotal role in global sulfur, carbon, oxygen, and iron cycles since at least 3.5 billion …

Remediation of soil contaminated with organic compounds by nanoscale zero-valent iron: A review

Y Li, HP Zhao, L Zhu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) has been gradually applied in soil
remediation due to its strong reducing ability and large specific surface area. Compared to …

Grape pomace compost harbors organohalide-respiring Dehalogenimonas species with novel reductive dehalogenase genes

Y Yang, SA Higgins, J Yan, B Şimşir… - The ISME …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Organohalide-respiring bacteria have key roles in the natural chlorine cycle; however, most
of the current knowledge is based on cultures from contaminated environments. We …

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 …