Microbial interaction with and tolerance of radionuclides: underlying mechanisms and biotechnological applications
Summary Radionuclides (RNs) generated by nuclear and civil industries are released in natural ecosystems and may have a hazardous impact on human health and the environment. RN‐polluted environments harbour different microbial species that become highly tolerant of these elements through mechanisms...
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| author | Margarita Lopez‐Fernandez Fadwa Jroundi Miguel A. Ruiz‐Fresneda Mohamed L. Merroun |
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| description | Summary Radionuclides (RNs) generated by nuclear and civil industries are released in natural ecosystems and may have a hazardous impact on human health and the environment. RN‐polluted environments harbour different microbial species that become highly tolerant of these elements through mechanisms including biosorption, biotransformation, biomineralization and intracellular accumulation. Such microbial–RN interaction processes hold biotechnological potential for the design of bioremediation strategies to deal with several contamination problems. This paper, with its multidisciplinary approach, provides a state‐of‐the‐art review of most research endeavours aimed to elucidate how microbes deal with radionuclides and how they tolerate ionizing radiations. In addition, the most recent findings related to new biotechnological applications of microbes in the bioremediation of radionuclides and in the long‐term disposal of nuclear wastes are described and discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e2762c45b9e74382b0d1e79d2471866d2022-12-21T18:27:20ZengWileyMicrobial Biotechnology1751-79152021-05-0114381082810.1111/1751-7915.13718Microbial interaction with and tolerance of radionuclides: underlying mechanisms and biotechnological applicationsMargarita Lopez‐Fernandez0Fadwa Jroundi1Miguel A. Ruiz‐Fresneda2Mohamed L. Merroun3Department of Microbiology University of Granada Avenida Fuentenueva s/n Granada18071SpainDepartment of Microbiology University of Granada Avenida Fuentenueva s/n Granada18071SpainDepartment of Microbiology University of Granada Avenida Fuentenueva s/n Granada18071SpainDepartment of Microbiology University of Granada Avenida Fuentenueva s/n Granada18071SpainSummary Radionuclides (RNs) generated by nuclear and civil industries are released in natural ecosystems and may have a hazardous impact on human health and the environment. RN‐polluted environments harbour different microbial species that become highly tolerant of these elements through mechanisms including biosorption, biotransformation, biomineralization and intracellular accumulation. Such microbial–RN interaction processes hold biotechnological potential for the design of bioremediation strategies to deal with several contamination problems. This paper, with its multidisciplinary approach, provides a state‐of‐the‐art review of most research endeavours aimed to elucidate how microbes deal with radionuclides and how they tolerate ionizing radiations. In addition, the most recent findings related to new biotechnological applications of microbes in the bioremediation of radionuclides and in the long‐term disposal of nuclear wastes are described and discussed.https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13718 |
| spellingShingle | Margarita Lopez‐Fernandez Fadwa Jroundi Miguel A. Ruiz‐Fresneda Mohamed L. Merroun Microbial interaction with and tolerance of radionuclides: underlying mechanisms and biotechnological applications Microbial Biotechnology |
| title | Microbial interaction with and tolerance of radionuclides: underlying mechanisms and biotechnological applications |
| title_full | Microbial interaction with and tolerance of radionuclides: underlying mechanisms and biotechnological applications |
| title_fullStr | Microbial interaction with and tolerance of radionuclides: underlying mechanisms and biotechnological applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbial interaction with and tolerance of radionuclides: underlying mechanisms and biotechnological applications |
| title_short | Microbial interaction with and tolerance of radionuclides: underlying mechanisms and biotechnological applications |
| title_sort | microbial interaction with and tolerance of radionuclides underlying mechanisms and biotechnological applications |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13718 |
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