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Ralstonia pickettii in environmental biotechnology: potential and applications: Potential and applications

  • Systems Microbiology Laboratory
  • Department of Chemical and Environmental Sciences

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Abstract

Xenobiotic pollutants such as toluene and trichloroethylene are released into the environment by various industrial processes. Ralstonia pickettii possess significant biotechnological potential in the field of bioremediation and has demonstrated the ability to breakdown many of these toxic substances. Here, we provide a description of the major compounds that various strains of R. pickettii are capable of degrading and a brief review of their breakdown pathways and an argument for its use in bioremediation.

Original languageEnglish (Ireland)
Pages (from-to)754-764
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Applied Microbiology
Volume103
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2007

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Chlorophenols/metabolism
  • Environmental Pollutants/metabolism
  • Hydrocarbons, Aromatic/metabolism
  • Ralstonia pickettii/physiology

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