Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Energy metabolism and phylogenetic diversity of sulphate-reducing bacteria
- 2 Molecular strategies for studies of natural populations of sulphate-reducing microorganisms
- 3 Functional genomics of sulphate-reducing prokaryotes
- 4 Evaluation of stress response in sulphate-reducing bacteria through genome analysis
- 5 Response of sulphate-reducing bacteria to oxygen
- 6 Biochemical, proteomic and genetic characterization of oxygen survival mechanisms in sulphate-reducing bacteria of the genus Desulfovibrio
- 7 Biochemical, genetic and genomic characterization of anaerobic electron transport pathways in sulphate-reducing Delta proteobacteria
- 8 Dissimilatory nitrate and nitrite ammonification by sulphate-reducing eubacteria
- 9 Anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons with sulphate as electron acceptor
- 10 Sulphate-reducing bacteria from oil field environments and deep-sea hydrothermal vents
- 11 The sub-seafloor biosphere and sulphate-reducing prokaryotes: their presence and significance
- 12 Ecophysiology of sulphate-reducing bacteria in environmental biofilms
- 13 Bioprocess engineering of sulphate reduction for environmental technology
- 14 Bioremediation of metals and metalloids by precipitation and cellular binding
- 15 Enzymatic and genomic studies on the reduction of mercury and selected metallic oxyanions by sulphate-reducing bacteria
- 16 Sulphate-reducing bacteria and their role in corrosion of ferrous materials
- 17 Anaerobic metabolism of nitroaromatic compounds and bioremediation of explosives by sulphate-reducing bacteria
- 18 Sulphate-reducing bacteria and the human large intestine
- Index
- Plate section
- References
17 - Anaerobic metabolism of nitroaromatic compounds and bioremediation of explosives by sulphate-reducing bacteria
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Energy metabolism and phylogenetic diversity of sulphate-reducing bacteria
- 2 Molecular strategies for studies of natural populations of sulphate-reducing microorganisms
- 3 Functional genomics of sulphate-reducing prokaryotes
- 4 Evaluation of stress response in sulphate-reducing bacteria through genome analysis
- 5 Response of sulphate-reducing bacteria to oxygen
- 6 Biochemical, proteomic and genetic characterization of oxygen survival mechanisms in sulphate-reducing bacteria of the genus Desulfovibrio
- 7 Biochemical, genetic and genomic characterization of anaerobic electron transport pathways in sulphate-reducing Delta proteobacteria
- 8 Dissimilatory nitrate and nitrite ammonification by sulphate-reducing eubacteria
- 9 Anaerobic degradation of hydrocarbons with sulphate as electron acceptor
- 10 Sulphate-reducing bacteria from oil field environments and deep-sea hydrothermal vents
- 11 The sub-seafloor biosphere and sulphate-reducing prokaryotes: their presence and significance
- 12 Ecophysiology of sulphate-reducing bacteria in environmental biofilms
- 13 Bioprocess engineering of sulphate reduction for environmental technology
- 14 Bioremediation of metals and metalloids by precipitation and cellular binding
- 15 Enzymatic and genomic studies on the reduction of mercury and selected metallic oxyanions by sulphate-reducing bacteria
- 16 Sulphate-reducing bacteria and their role in corrosion of ferrous materials
- 17 Anaerobic metabolism of nitroaromatic compounds and bioremediation of explosives by sulphate-reducing bacteria
- 18 Sulphate-reducing bacteria and the human large intestine
- Index
- Plate section
- References
Summary
INTRODUCTION
Many xenobiotic chemicals introduced into the environment for agricultural and industrial use are nitro-substituted aromatics. Nitro groups in the aromatic ring are often implicated as the cause of the persistence and toxicity of such compounds. Nitroaromatic compounds enter soil, water, and food by several routes, such as use of pesticides, plastics, pharmaceuticals, landfill dumping of industrial wastes, and the military use of explosives. The nitroaromatic compound, trinitrotoluene (TNT) is introduced into soil and water ecosystems mainly by military activities such as the manufacture, loading, and disposal of explosives and propellants. This contamination problem may increase in future because of the demilitarization and disposal of unwanted weapons systems.
Biotransformation of TNT and other nitroaromatics by aerobic bacteria in the laboratory has been reported frequently (Boopathy et al., 1994a; 1994b; Dickel and Knackmuss, 1991; Duque et al., 1993; Funk et al., 1993; McCormick et al., 1976; 1981; Nishino and Spain, 1993; Spain and Gibson, 1991; Zeyer and Kearney, 1984). Biodegradation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene by a Pseudomonas sp. has been reported to occur via 4-methyl-5-nitrocatechol in a dioxygenase-mediated reaction (Spanggord et al., 1991). Duque et al. (1993) successfully constructed a Pseudomonas hybrid strain that mineralized TNT. White rot fungus has been shown to mineralize radiolabelled TNT (Fernando et al., 1990). The work of Spiker et al. (1992) showed that Phanerochaete chrysosporium is not a good candidate for bioremediation of TNT contaminated sites containing high concentration of explosives because of its high sensitivity to contaminants.
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