Biochemical and Molecular Aspects of Bioremediation of Soils with Organic Pollutants by Microorganisms
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 October 2024 | Viewed by 13
Special Issue Editor
Interests: environmental microbiology and biotechnology; biodegradation of organic pollutants; bioremediation of contaminated soils
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Dear Colleagues,
The widespread and continuous use of pharmaceuticals (e.g., antibiotics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, etc.), petroleum, pesticides, and other organic compounds is a major problem as they pollute soils and affect non-target organisms. Since the abovementioned compounds may not degrade immediately after introduction into soil and because their large residues have been detected in the environment, there is an urgent need to remediate polluted soils. Various remediation techniques have been developed for this purpose; however, bioremediation, which involves microorganisms, has emerged as the most advantageous method for cleaning up contaminated soils. However, it is important to understand the molecular aspects of bioremediation processes in which microorganisms participate regarding contaminated soils. Molecular methods can provide us with a valuable set of unique tools to study microbial communities, the functional capabilities of particular environments, and specific microorganisms degrading pollutants involved in the bioremediation processes. Moreover, molecular methods offer the possibility of monitoring the fate and abundance of inoculants, as well as the expression of genes encoding enzymes involved in the degradation of toxic pollutants.
This Special Issue of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences welcomes researchers all over the world to contribute original articles and reviews addressing the latest knowledge about the degradation potential of indigenous soil microorganisms in relation to organic pollutants, the use of molecular tools for monitoring the changes in microbial communities of contaminated soils, and the expression of genes encoding enzymes involved in the degradation of toxic pollutants, as well as the specific markers and molecular tools for monitoring the effectiveness of soil bioremediation.
Dr. Mariusz Cycoń
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- bioremediation
- soil pollution
- organic pollutants
- microorganisms
- microbial communities
- gene expression
- enzyme degradation
- molecular tools
- indigenous soil microorganisms
- contaminated soils
