#bioremediation — Public Fediverse posts

Call for Papers:

Omics and Metabolic Networks in Microbial Xenobiotic Degradation and Detoxification.

Special Issue aims to bring together research and reviews that integrate omics data, metabolic network analysis, and ecological perspectives to elucidate microbial mechanisms involved in xenobiotic degradation and detoxification.

#Xenobiotics #biodegradation #Metagenomics #SystemsBiology #environment #Bioremediation #ecology

https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/334118/omics-and-metabolic-networks-in-microbial-xenobiotic-degradation-and-detoxification

#Bacteria found to eat #forever_chemicals, and even some of their #toxic byproducts.

#bioremediation #PFAS #PFOS #biodegradation #Labrys

https://phys.org/news/2025-01-bacteria-chemicals-toxic-byproducts.html

In situ bioremediation (Microbiology 🦠)

Bioremediation is the process of decontaminating polluted sites through the usage of either endogenous or external microorganism. In situ is a term utilized within a variety of fields meaning "on site" and refers to the location of an event. Within the context of bioremediation, in situ indica...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_situ_bioremediation

#InSituBioremediation #Microbiology #Biotechnology #Biodegradation #Bioremediation #BiodegradableMaterials

Two species of #bacteria, Desulfovibrio aminophilus and Sporomusa sphaeroides, have been discovered to have the ability to digest some polyfluoroalkyl substances (#PFAS), specifically chlorinated PFAS.

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/bacteria-break-down-pfas-forever-chemicals

The article references this resesarch paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44221-023-00077-6

#pollution #remediation #EnvironmentalRemediation #environment #ForeverChemicals #contamination #bioremediation #groundwater #SoilScience #biodegradation