Biodegradation of DDT using multi-species mixtures: From genome-mining prediction to practical assessment.

ABSTRACT: DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a commonly used insecticide that is recalcitrant and highly stable in the environment. Currently, DDT residue contamination, especially in agricultural soil, is still a concern in many countries, threatening human health and the environment. Among the approaches to resolve such an issue, novel biodegradation-based methods are now preferred to physicochemical methods, due to the sustainability and the effectiveness of the former. In this study, we explored the possibility of building mixed microbial cultures that can offer improved DDT-degrading efficiencies and be more environmentally transilient, based on genome annotation using the KEGG database and prediction of interactions between single strains using the obtained metabolic maps. We then propos

SUBMITTER: Vu PH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11421292 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature