Bo Wu, Feifei Liu, Wenwen Fang, Tony Yang, Guang-Hao Chen, Zhili He, Shanquan Wang
The Science of the total environment 2021 Jul 15Sulfur as a macroelement plays an important role in biochemistry in both natural environments and engineering biosystems, which can be further linked to other important element cycles, e.g. carbon, nitrogen and iron. Consequently, the sulfur cycling primarily mediated by sulfur compounds oxidizing microorganisms and sulfur compounds reducing microorganisms has enormous environmental implications, particularly in wastewater treatment and pollution bioremediation. In this review, to connect the knowledge in microbial sulfur metabolism to environmental applications, we first comprehensively review recent advances in understanding microbial sulfur metabolisms at molecular-, cellular- and ecosystem-levels, together with their energetics. We then discuss the environmental implications to fight against soil and water pollution, with four foci: (1) acid mine drainage, (2) water blackening and odorization in urban rivers, (3) SANI® and DS-EBPR processes for sewage treatment, and (4) bioremediation of persistent organic pollutants. In addition, major challenges and further developments toward elucidation of microbial sulfur metabolisms and their environmental applications are identified and discussed. Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Bo Wu, Feifei Liu, Wenwen Fang, Tony Yang, Guang-Hao Chen, Zhili He, Shanquan Wang. Microbial sulfur metabolism and environmental implications. The Science of the total environment. 2021 Jul 15;778:146085
PMID: 33714092
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