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Microbial Bioremediation: A Cutting-Edge Technology for Xenobiotic Removal

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Industrialization, urbanization, and the use of modern technology in agriculture have its pros and cons. On one hand, they improve the standard of living but impact the structure and function of different ecosystems drastically. In a broad sense, a decline in crop productivity, impairment in activity of soil microbes, death of aquatic fauna, as well as carcinogenicity and mutagenicity in humans and animals are some of the ill effects due to xenobiotic presence in the environment. It is thus imperative to develop certain strategies that can notably ensure the perspective of development without compromising the health of the ecosystem. Among the various physical and chemical methods for xenobiotic degradation, bioremediation using microorganisms is unequivocally an economical and ecologically sound approach. This chapter emphasizes the applicability of the bioremediation process for the effective degradation of different classes of xenobiotic compounds like pesticides, dyes, phenols, pharmaceuticals, etc. The up-to-date information about the involvement of two major microbes, namely, bacteria and fungi as well as enzymes from different sources, are described in the context of xenobiotic degradation and detoxification. Last but not the least, the various factors that come into play for significant removal of a xenobiotic are also explained in a well-defined manner.

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Kaur, J., Maddela, N.R. (2021). Microbial Bioremediation: A Cutting-Edge Technology for Xenobiotic Removal. In: Maddela, N.R., García Cruzatty, L.C., Chakraborty, S. (eds) Advances in the Domain of Environmental Biotechnology. Environmental and Microbial Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8999-7_16

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