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Isolation and Screening from Soil Biodiversity for Fungi Involved in the Degradation of Recalcitrant Materials
Published on: May 16, 2022
[Progress in biodegradation of low molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons]
Zikang Zhou1,2, Jie Cui1,2, Ping Xu1,2
1State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Abstract:
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) cause enormous environmental hazards that threaten human health. Bacterial degradation of PAHs has been extensively studied. Bacteria enhanced their biodegradability through multiple levels of regulatory analysis and adaptive evolution to produce diverse catabolic pathways. Based on recent developments, we address here the research progress in bioremediation technology to degrade low molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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