title: Molecular approaches in bioremediation.
abstract: Bacteria have enormous catabolic potential for remediating wastes; however, the interactions between bacteria and pollutants are complex and suitable remediation does not always take place. Hence, molecular approaches are being applied to enhance bioremediation. Here, an overview is provided of the recent advances in bioremediation by utilizing rhizoremediation, protein engineering, metabolic engineering, whole-transcriptome profiling, and proteomics for the degradation of recalcitrant pollutants such as chlorinated aliphatics and polychlorinated biphenyls as well as for binding heavy metals.
authors.affiliation: Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, 220 Jack E. Brown Building, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843-3122, USA. Thomas.Wood@chemail.tamu.edu
authors.forename: Thomas K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D019020:Directed Molecular Evolution; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism*; D052918:Environmental Restoration and Remediation / Q000379:methods*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D015202:Protein Engineering; D040901:Proteomics; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D012333:RNA, Messenger