Kleine Helfer: Streptomyceten für die Bioremediation

While mostly, bacterial bioremediation is used for degradation of recalcitrant organic contaminants, heavy metal resistant soil bacteria can minimize metal leaching, and in combination with short rotation coppice produce sustainable lignocellulose for re-use of degraded soils, e. g. in former mining areas influenced by acid mine drainage. To understand the molecular heavy metal resistance mechanisms of strains able to cope with the autochthonous microbiome is prerequisite to their use.