Journal
METHODSX
Volume 3, Issue -, Pages 205-211Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2016.02.005
Keywords
Bioremediation; Hydrocarbons; PAHs; PCR; qPCR; Functional genes
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- HazWaste Fund [S44-0068]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are major pollutants globally and due to their carcinogenic and mutagenic properties their clean-up is paramount. Bioremediation or using PAH degrading microorganisms (mainly bacteria) to degrade the pollutants represents cheap, effective methods. These PAH degraders harbor functional genes which help microorganisms use PAHs as source of food and energy. Most probable number (MPN) and plate counting methods are widely used for counting PAHs degraders; however, as culture based methods only count a small fraction (<1%) of microorganisms capable of carrying out PAH degradation, the use of culture-independent methodologies is desirable. This protocol presents a robust, rapid and sensitive qPCR method for the quantification of the functional genes involved in the degradation of PAHs in soil samples. This protocol enables us to screen a vast number of PAH contaminated soil samples in few hours. This protocol provides valuable information about the natural attenuation potential of contaminated soil and can be used to monitor the bioremediation process. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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