Bacteria-driven phthalic acid ester biodegradation: Current status and emerging opportunities

The extensive use of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) has led to their widespread distribution across various environments. As PAEs pose significant threats to human health, it is urgent to develop efficient strategies to eliminate them from environments. Bacteria-driven PAE biodegradation has been consi...

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Main Authors: Ruiwen Hu, Haiming Zhao, Xihui Xu, Zhigang Wang, Ke Yu, Longfei Shu, Qingyun Yan, Bo Wu, Cehui Mo, Zhili He, Cheng Wang
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Environment International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021001859
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author Ruiwen Hu
Haiming Zhao
Xihui Xu
Zhigang Wang
Ke Yu
Longfei Shu
Qingyun Yan
Bo Wu
Cehui Mo
Zhili He
Cheng Wang
author_facet Ruiwen Hu
Haiming Zhao
Xihui Xu
Zhigang Wang
Ke Yu
Longfei Shu
Qingyun Yan
Bo Wu
Cehui Mo
Zhili He
Cheng Wang
author_sort Ruiwen Hu
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description The extensive use of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) has led to their widespread distribution across various environments. As PAEs pose significant threats to human health, it is urgent to develop efficient strategies to eliminate them from environments. Bacteria-driven PAE biodegradation has been considered as an inexpensive yet effective strategy to restore the contaminated environments. Despite great advances in bacterial culturing and sequencing, the inherent complexity of indigenous microbial community hinders us to mechanistically understand in situ PAE biodegradation and efficiently harness the degrading power of bacteria. The synthetic microbial ecology provides us a simple and controllable model system to address this problem. In this review, we focus on the current progress of PAE biodegradation mediated by bacterial isolates and indigenous bacterial communities, and discuss the prospective of synthetic PAE-degrading bacterial communities in PAE biodegradation research. It is anticipated that the theories and approaches of synthetic microbial ecology will revolutionize the study of bacteria-driven PAE biodegradation and provide novel insights for developing effective bioremediation solutions.
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spelling doaj.art-c07c497213f44e6e86785c60842d0cdb2022-12-21T18:44:04ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202021-09-01154106560Bacteria-driven phthalic acid ester biodegradation: Current status and emerging opportunitiesRuiwen Hu0Haiming Zhao1Xihui Xu2Zhigang Wang3Ke Yu4Longfei Shu5Qingyun Yan6Bo Wu7Cehui Mo8Zhili He9Cheng Wang10Environmental Microbiomics Research Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Research Center for Environment Pollution Control and Remediation Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, ChinaDepartment of Microbiology, Key Laboratory of Microbiology for Agricultural Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, ChinaSchool of Life Science and Agriculture and Forestry, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar 161006, ChinaSchool of Environment and Energy, Shenzhen Graduate School, Peking University, Shenzhen 518055, ChinaEnvironmental Microbiomics Research Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaEnvironmental Microbiomics Research Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaEnvironmental Microbiomics Research Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Research Center for Environment Pollution Control and Remediation Materials, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, ChinaEnvironmental Microbiomics Research Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; College of Agronomy, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, ChinaEnvironmental Microbiomics Research Center, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China; Corresponding author.at. No.132, East Circle, University Town, Guangzhou 510006, China.The extensive use of phthalic acid esters (PAEs) has led to their widespread distribution across various environments. As PAEs pose significant threats to human health, it is urgent to develop efficient strategies to eliminate them from environments. Bacteria-driven PAE biodegradation has been considered as an inexpensive yet effective strategy to restore the contaminated environments. Despite great advances in bacterial culturing and sequencing, the inherent complexity of indigenous microbial community hinders us to mechanistically understand in situ PAE biodegradation and efficiently harness the degrading power of bacteria. The synthetic microbial ecology provides us a simple and controllable model system to address this problem. In this review, we focus on the current progress of PAE biodegradation mediated by bacterial isolates and indigenous bacterial communities, and discuss the prospective of synthetic PAE-degrading bacterial communities in PAE biodegradation research. It is anticipated that the theories and approaches of synthetic microbial ecology will revolutionize the study of bacteria-driven PAE biodegradation and provide novel insights for developing effective bioremediation solutions.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021001859Phthalic acid estersDegrading bacterial isolatesMolecular mechanismsIn situ biodegradationInteraction mechanismsSynthetic microbial ecology
spellingShingle Ruiwen Hu
Haiming Zhao
Xihui Xu
Zhigang Wang
Ke Yu
Longfei Shu
Qingyun Yan
Bo Wu
Cehui Mo
Zhili He
Cheng Wang
Bacteria-driven phthalic acid ester biodegradation: Current status and emerging opportunities
Environment International
Phthalic acid esters
Degrading bacterial isolates
Molecular mechanisms
In situ biodegradation
Interaction mechanisms
Synthetic microbial ecology
title Bacteria-driven phthalic acid ester biodegradation: Current status and emerging opportunities
title_full Bacteria-driven phthalic acid ester biodegradation: Current status and emerging opportunities
title_fullStr Bacteria-driven phthalic acid ester biodegradation: Current status and emerging opportunities
title_full_unstemmed Bacteria-driven phthalic acid ester biodegradation: Current status and emerging opportunities
title_short Bacteria-driven phthalic acid ester biodegradation: Current status and emerging opportunities
title_sort bacteria driven phthalic acid ester biodegradation current status and emerging opportunities
topic Phthalic acid esters
Degrading bacterial isolates
Molecular mechanisms
In situ biodegradation
Interaction mechanisms
Synthetic microbial ecology
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412021001859
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