Integrated multi-omics investigations reveal the key role of synergistic microbial networks in removing plasticizer di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate from estuarine sediments
S. T.-S. Wei, Y.-L. Chen, Y.-W. Wu, T.-Y. Wu, Y.-L. Lai, P.-H. Wang, W. Ismail, T.-H. Lee, Y.-R. Chiang
This study identifies synergistic microbial networks in estuarine sediments that degrade DEHP, with Acidovorax and Sedimenticola as key degraders and horizontal gene transfer playing a role in DEHP degradation capacity.
bioRxiv · Mar 24, 2021Microbiology