Mixotrophic cyanobacteria and microalgae as distinctive biological agents for organic pollutant degradation
Millions of natural and synthetic organic chemical substances are present in both soil and aquatic environments. Toxicity and/or persistence determine the polluting principle of these substances. The biological responses to these pollutants include accumulation and degradation. The responses of envi...
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doaj-8c0fd95035714a6cbecfc482295d93232020-11-24T20:53:17ZengElsevierEnvironment International0160-41202013-01-01515972Mixotrophic cyanobacteria and microalgae as distinctive biological agents for organic pollutant degradationSuresh R. Subashchandrabose0Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan1Mallavarapu Megharaj2Kadiyala Venkateswarlu3Ravi Naidu4Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, SA5095, Australia, and Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment, PO Box 486 Salisbury South, SA5106, AustraliaCentre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, SA5095, Australia, and Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment, PO Box 486 Salisbury South, SA5106, Australia; Division of Microbiology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, IndiaCentre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, SA5095, Australia, and Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment, PO Box 486 Salisbury South, SA5106, Australia; Corresponding author at: Environmental Biotechnology, Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, X Building, Room X1-14, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes, South Australia, SA5095, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 8302 5044; fax: +61 8 8302 3057.Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, SA5095, Australia, and Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment, PO Box 486 Salisbury South, SA5106, Australia; Department of Microbiology, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur 515055, IndiaCentre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, SA5095, Australia, and Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of Environment, PO Box 486 Salisbury South, SA5106, AustraliaMillions of natural and synthetic organic chemical substances are present in both soil and aquatic environments. Toxicity and/or persistence determine the polluting principle of these substances. The biological responses to these pollutants include accumulation and degradation. The responses of environments with organic pollutants are perceptible from the dwindling degradative abilities of microorganisms. Among different biological members, cyanobacteria and microalgae are highly adaptive through many eons, and can grow autotrophically, heterotrophically or mixotrophically. Mixotrophy in cyanobacteria and microalgae can provide many competitive advantages over bacteria and fungi in degrading organic pollutants. Laboratory culturing of strict phototrophic algae has limited the realization of their potential as bioremediation agents. In the natural assemblages, mixotrophic algae can contribute to sequestration of carbon, which is otherwise emitted as carbon dioxide to the atmosphere under heterotrophic conditions by other organisms. Molecular methods and metabolic and genomic information will help not only in identification and selection of mixotrophic species of cyanobacteria and microalgae with capabilities to degrade organic pollutants but also in monitoring the efficiency of remediation efforts under the field conditions. These organisms are relatively easier for genetic engineering with desirable traits. This review presents a new premise from the literature that mixotrophic algae and cyanobacteria are distinctive bioremediation agents with capabilities to sequester carbon in the environment. Keywords: Cyanobacteria, Microalgae, Mixotrophy, Biological agents, Organic pollutants, Biodegradationhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412012002310 |
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Suresh R. Subashchandrabose Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan Mallavarapu Megharaj Kadiyala Venkateswarlu Ravi Naidu Mixotrophic cyanobacteria and microalgae as distinctive biological agents for organic pollutant degradation Environment International |
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Mixotrophic cyanobacteria and microalgae as distinctive biological agents for organic pollutant degradation |
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Mixotrophic cyanobacteria and microalgae as distinctive biological agents for organic pollutant degradation |
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Mixotrophic cyanobacteria and microalgae as distinctive biological agents for organic pollutant degradation |
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mixotrophic cyanobacteria and microalgae as distinctive biological agents for organic pollutant degradation |
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Millions of natural and synthetic organic chemical substances are present in both soil and aquatic environments. Toxicity and/or persistence determine the polluting principle of these substances. The biological responses to these pollutants include accumulation and degradation. The responses of environments with organic pollutants are perceptible from the dwindling degradative abilities of microorganisms. Among different biological members, cyanobacteria and microalgae are highly adaptive through many eons, and can grow autotrophically, heterotrophically or mixotrophically. Mixotrophy in cyanobacteria and microalgae can provide many competitive advantages over bacteria and fungi in degrading organic pollutants. Laboratory culturing of strict phototrophic algae has limited the realization of their potential as bioremediation agents. In the natural assemblages, mixotrophic algae can contribute to sequestration of carbon, which is otherwise emitted as carbon dioxide to the atmosphere under heterotrophic conditions by other organisms. Molecular methods and metabolic and genomic information will help not only in identification and selection of mixotrophic species of cyanobacteria and microalgae with capabilities to degrade organic pollutants but also in monitoring the efficiency of remediation efforts under the field conditions. These organisms are relatively easier for genetic engineering with desirable traits. This review presents a new premise from the literature that mixotrophic algae and cyanobacteria are distinctive bioremediation agents with capabilities to sequester carbon in the environment. Keywords: Cyanobacteria, Microalgae, Mixotrophy, Biological agents, Organic pollutants, Biodegradation |
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