Viable but nonculturable (VBNC) state, an underestimated and controversial microbial survival strategy

J Liu, L Yang, BV Kjellerup, Z Xu - Trends in Microbiology, 2023 - cell.com
As a unique microbial response to adverse circumstances, the viable but nonculturable
(VBNC) state is characterized by the loss of culturability of microbial cells on/in nutrient …

Environmental contamination and human exposure of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in China: A review

M Zhu, Y Yuan, H Yin, Z Guo, X Wei, X Qi, H Liu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), together with 11 other organic compounds, were initially
listed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) by the Stockholm Convention because of their …

Efficient biodegradation of multiple pyrethroid pesticides by Rhodococcus pyridinivorans strain Y6 and its degradation mechanism

Y Huang, SF Chen, WJ Chen, X Zhu, S Mishra… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrethroids are one of the most widely used insecticides, which have adverse biological
effects and poses a serious threat to ecological environments and human health. In this …

Bioremediation of organohalide pollutants: progress, microbial ecology, and emerging computational tools

G Xu, S Zhao, J Liu, J He - Current Opinion in Environmental Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organohalide chemicals such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polybrominated
diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are prevalent …

Resuscitation-promoting factor accelerates enrichment of highly active tetrachloroethene/polychlorinated biphenyl-dechlorinating cultures

X Su, M **e, Z Han, Y **ao, R Wang… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The anaerobic bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is largely impeded by
difficulties in massively enriching PCB dechlorinators in short periods of time …

A novel strategy for enhancing bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated soil with resuscitation promoting factor and resuscitated strain

X Zhou, S Zhang, R Wang, Z An, F Sun, C Shen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
PCBs bioremediation is largely impeded by the reduced metabolic activity and degradation
ability of indigenous and exogenous microorganisms. Resuscitation promoting factor (Rpf) …

Simultaneous adsorption and biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls using resuscitated strain Streptococcus sp. SPC0 immobilized in polyvinyl alcohol‑sodium …

Q Lin, J Ding, Y Yang, F Sun, C Shen, H Lin… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Enhanced bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is a promising and effective
strategy for eliminating the risks posed by PCBs. In the present study, the feasibility of …

High PCBs mineralization capability of a resuscitated strain Bacillus sp. LS1 and its survival in PCB-contaminated soil

Z Han, Q Lin, S Zhang, X Zhou, S Li, F Sun… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-degrading strains resuscitated by resuscitation promoting
factor (Rpf) enlarged pure degraders to screen effective bio-inoculants for soil …

Fabrication of covalent organic frameworks modified nanofibrous membrane for efficiently enriching and detecting the trace polychlorinated biphenyls in water

Y Lv, J Ma, Z Yu, S Liu, G Yang, Y Liu, C Lin, X Ye… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Enriching and detecting the trace pollutants in actual matrices are critical to evaluating the
water quality. Herein, a novel nanofibrous membrane, named PAN-SiO 2@ TpPa, was …

Oxidative dehalogenation and mineralization of polychlorinated biphenyls by a resuscitated strain Streptococcus sp. SPC0

Q Lin, X Zhou, S Zhang, J Gao, M **e, L Tao… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Most functional microorganisms cannot be cultivated due to entering a viable but non-
culturable (VBNC) state, which limits the characterization and application of polychlorinated …