Response of soil bacteria to PUREX chemicals suggests biomarker utility and bioremediation potential
J. C. Podowski, S. Forrester, D. A. Antonopoulos, J. L. Steeb, A. D. Kent, J. J. Davis, D. S. Schabacker
This study investigates how soil bacteria respond to PUREX chemicals, identifying tributyl phosphate as a contaminant that significantly alters microbial communities and potentially enables bioremediation through phosphotriesterase genes.
bioRxiv · Oct 6, 2023Microbiology