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The ecology of anaerobic degraders of BTEX hydrocarbons in aquifers.
FEMS Microbiol. Ecol. 93:fiw220 (2017)
The degradation of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) contaminants in groundwater relies largely on anaerobic processes. While the physiology and biochemistry of selected relevant microbes have been intensively studied, research has now started to take the generated knowledge back to the field, in order to trace the populations truly responsible for the anaerobic degradation of BTEX hydrocarbons in situ and to unravel their ecology in contaminated aquifers. Here, recent advances in our knowledge of the identity, diversity and ecology of microbes involved in these important ecosystem services are discussed. At several sites, distinct lineages within the Desulfobulbaceae, the Rhodocyclaceae and the Gram-positive Peptococcaceae have been shown to dominate the degradation of different BTEX hydrocarbons. Especially for the functional guild of anaerobic toluene degraders, specific molecular detection systems have been developed, allowing researchers to trace their diversity and distribution in contaminated aquifers. Their populations appear enriched in hot spots of biodegradation in situ. C-13-labelling experiments have revealed unexpected pathways of carbon sharing and obligate syntrophic interactions to be relevant in degradation. Together with feedback mechanisms between abiotic and biotic habitat components, this promotes an enhanced ecological perspective of the anaerobic degradation of BTEX hydrocarbons, as well as its incorporation into updated concepts for site monitoring and bioremediation.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Toluene ; Benzene ; Groundwater ; Fumarate-adding Enzymes ; Stable Isotope Probing ; Degrader Diversity; Reducing Enrichment Culture; Oil-contaminated Aquifer; Landfill Leachate Plume; Microbial Community; Aromatic-compounds; Methanogenic Consortium; Natural Attenuation; Toluene Degradation; Benzene Degradation; Molecular Characterization
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0168-6496
e-ISSN
1574-6941
Journal
FEMS Microbiology Ecology
Quellenangaben
Volume: 93,
Issue: 1,
Article Number: fiw220
Publisher
Wiley
Publishing Place
Oxford
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Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of Groundwater Ecology (IGOE)