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Biological approaches practised using genetically engineered microbes for a sustainable environment: A review

Pant, Gaurav, Garlapati, Deviram, Agrawal, Urvashi, Prasuna, R. Gyana, Mathimani, Thangavel, Pugazhendhi, Arivalagan·2021·Journal of Hazardous Materials
DOI 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124631
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Conventional methods used to remediate toxic substances from the environment have failed drastically, and thereby, advancement in newer remediation techniques can be one of the ways to improve the quality of bioremediation. The increased environmental pollution led to the exploration of microorganisms and construction of genetically engineered microbes (GEMs) for pollution abatement through bioremediation. The present review deals with the successful bioremediation techniques and approaches practised using genetically modified or engineered microbes. In the present scenario, physical and chemical strategies have been practised for the remediation of domestic and industrial wastes but these techniques are expensive and toxic to the environment. Involving engineered microbes can provide a much safer and cost effective strategy in comparison with the other techniques. With the aid of biotechnology and genetic engineering, GEMs are designed by transforming microbes with a more potent protein to overexpress the desired character. GEMs such as bacteria, fungi and algae have been used to degrade oil spills, camphor, hexane, naphthalene, toluene, octane, xylene, halobenzoates, trichloroethylene etc. These engineered microbes are more potent than the natural strains and have higher degradative capacities with quick adaptation for various pollutants as substrates or cometabolize. The road ahead for the implementation of genetic engineering to produce such organisms for the welfare of t…

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Authors
Pant, G., Garlapati, D., Agrawal, U., Prasuna, R. G., Mathimani, T., & Pugazhendhi, A.
Affiliations
  • GLA University (IN)
  • Ministry of Earth Sciences (IN)
  • GITAM University (IN)
  • National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli (IN)
  • Ton Duc Thang University (VN)
Corresponding author
Pugazhendhi, Arivalagan
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Journal of Hazardous Materials
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-03
Volume
405
Pages
124631
ISSN
0304-3894 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124631
OpenAlex
W3104229611
Cited by
180
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en
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National Facility for Marine Cyanobacteria, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology › Enzyme-mediated dye degradation
Keywords
genetically modified microorganisms, bioremediation, pollution reduction, pollutant degradation, oil spill bioremediation, aromatic hydrocarbon degradation, trichloroethylene, cometabolism, industrial waste, household waste, sustainable environment
MeSH terms
Bacteria, Biodegradation, Environmental, Biotechnology, Environmental Pollutants, Genetic Engineering

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