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Bioprospecting of Extremophilic Microorganisms to Address Environmental Pollution
Published on: December 30, 2021
Complete genomes of 22 bacterial strains isolated from polluted soil microbiota via enrichment on PFAS as a sole
Gabriele Bellotti1, Sonia Gaaied1, Filippo Vaccari1
1Department for Sustainable Food Process (DiSTAS), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Province of Piacenza, Italy.
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Abstract:
A total of 22 bacterial strains were isolated from PFAS-contaminated soil (Veneto, Italy), after a 5-month enrichment using perfluorooctanoic acid and heptafluorobutyric acid. Whole genomes were sequenced and screened with a curated database of dehalogenase-related proteins. All genomes showed potential for fluorinated compound transformation.
Keywords:
Veneto region, Italyenvironmental isolatesheptafluorobutyric acid (HFBA)long-read assemblyperfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)soil enrichment culturexenobiotic
