In this review, the strategies being employed to exploit the inherent durability of biofilms and
the diverse nutrient cycling of the microbiome for bioremediation are explored. Focus will be …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are hardly biodegradable carcinogenic organic
compounds. Bioremediation is a commonly used method for treating PAH contaminated …

The phylum Chloroflexi contains several isolated bacteria that have been found to respire a
diverse array of halogenated anthropogenic chemicals. The distribution and role of these …

Bacteria of the class Dehalococcoidia (DEH), phylum Chloroflexi, are widely distributed in
the marine subsurface, yet metabolic properties of the many uncultivated lineages are …

Highlights•PCBs, PCDDs, PBDEs, DDT can be dehalogenated in marine and estuarine
environments.•In situ-mimicking conditions provide better estimate of environmental …

Anaerobic reductive dehalogenation of commercial PCBs such as Aroclor 1260 has a critical
role of transforming highly chlorinated congeners to less chlorinated congeners that are then …

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) have attracted attention recently due to their
proven adverse effects on animals and their increasing concentrations in various …

To date, organohalide respiration (OHR) has been restricted to the bacterial domain of life.
Known organohalide-respiring bacteria (OHRB) are spread among several phyla …

The history of anaerobic microbial polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) dechlorination is traced
over 20 years using a case study of PCB dechlorination in the Housatonic River …

The specific dechlorination pathways for Aroclor 1260 were determined in Baltimore Harbor
sediment microcosms developed with the 11 most predominant congeners from this …