Establishment of microbial model communities capable of removing trace organic chemicals for biotransformation mechanisms research.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Removal of trace organic chemicals (TOrCs) in aquatic environments has been intensively studied. Some members of natural microbial communities play a vital role in transforming chemical contaminants, however, complex microbial interactions impede us from gaining adequate understanding of TOrC biotransformation mechanisms. To simplify, in this study, we propose a strategy of establishing reduced-richness model communities capable of removing diverse TOrCs via pre-adaptation and dilution-to-extinction.

Results

Microbial communities were adapted from tap water, soil, sand, sediment deep and sediment surface to changing concentrations of 27 TOrCs mixture. After adaptation, the communities were further diluted to reduce diversity into 96 deep well plates for high-throu

SUBMITTER: Cao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10693053 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature