Potential of Microbial Communities to Perform Dehalogenation Processes in Natural and Anthropogenically Modified Environments-A Metagenomic Study.

ABSTRACT: Halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) pose a serious problem for the environment. Many are highly toxic and accumulate both in soil and in organisms. Their biological transformation takes place by dehalogenation, in which the halogen substituents are detached from the carbon in the organic compound by enzymes produced by microorganisms. This increases the compounds' water solubility and bioavailability, reduces toxicity, and allows the resulting compound to become more susceptible to biodegradation. The microbial halogen cycle in soil is an important part of global dehalogenation processes. The aim of the study was to examine the potential of microbial communities inhabiting natural and anthropogenically modified environments to carry out the dehalogenation process. The potential of microor

SUBMITTER: Lomza P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10385969 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature