title: [Microbial degradation of microcystins in water environment: a review].
abstract: Lake and reservoir' s eutrophication and its produced microcystins (MCs) have enormous threats to ecological environment and human health. Because the conventional water pollution control techniques have definite limitations, it' s quite urgent to develop new technique to remove the MCs from water environment. MCs can be effectively degraded by specific microbes, and its intermediate and terminal products are non-toxic or low-toxic. This paper summarized the MCs-degrading microbial strains, biodegradation processes, mechanisms, and affecting factors, degraded products and their structural characteristics, and the applications of MCs-degrading microbial strains in water environment restoration. The further research directions were also proposed. It was hoped that this review could provide technical ideas for restoring MCs-polluted lakes and reservoirs and ensuring drinking water safety in China.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China. ky020241@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Yun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Xiang-Yang
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Hai-Zhuan
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D019117:Burkholderia / Q000502:physiology; D005068:Eutrophication; D005618:Fresh Water; D052998:Microcystins / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D011549:Pseudomonas / Q000502:physiology; D020578:Sphingomonas / Q000502:physiology; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D052998:Microcystins