Methodological approach for enhanced bioremediation by in-situ genomic modification

Abstract

"Here, we propose an Innovative technology aimed at overcoming the aforementioned bioaugmentation issues. In the proposed technology, bacterial inoculation is avoided and replaced by delivering degrading-enzymes coding genes into the soil-inhabiting bacteria using MGEs. Using MGEs to deliver genes encoding proteins associated with contaminant degradation into soil inhabitant bacteria (which are already adapted to site's environmental conditions) will give them a selective advantage to grow at the expense of the pollutant, unlike potential competitors which would not be able to do so."Introducción, página [2]