Doaa Zamel^1,2,6*, Atta Ullah Khan^3,6, Hamza Ghafoor^4,6, Gulnaz Munir^5,6, Maisara M Rabee⁷ and Sikandar Karim⁸

¹Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt
²Department of Environmental Engineering, Institute of Urban Environment, CAS, China
³CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, No. 11 Zhongguancun Beiyitiao, Beijing, China
⁴CAS: Key laboratory of Nanobiological Effects and Safety, Chinese Academy of Science Center of Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
⁵CAS Key Laboratory of Biological Effects of Nanomaterials and Nano Safety, CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, No. 11 Zhongguancun Beiyitiao, Beijing, China
⁶University of Chinese Academy Of Sciences, China
⁷Materials and Nanosciences, Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Ain-Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
⁸Department of Biotechnology, University of Malakand, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author: Doaa Zamel, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt.

Received: February 06, 2023; Published: March 14, 2023

Abstract

Microorganisms caused a revolution in the treatment of wastewater and achieved promising results to rely on biological treatment ways in wastewater treatment processes. Besides their availability and eco-friendly, they have unique biodegradation characteristics of the complex compounds in wastewater treatment systems. Microorganisms including bacteria have good capabilities to degrade different pollutants in wastewater such as dyes; heavy metals; hydrocarbons; detergents; fertilizers and pesticides by successive enzymatic reactions ending with less toxic compounds. In this review, the possible mechanisms of bacterial biodegradation of pollutants in wastewater could be highlighted. Extensive articles have been published on the effective role of bacteria in the biodegradation pollutants, however there is a lack in the study of biodegradation mechanisms in the literature review.

 Keywords: Biodegradation; Mechanisms; Bacteria; Wastewater; Pollutants

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Citation

Citation: Doaa Zamel., et al. “The Possible Mechanisms of Bacterial Biodegradation of Contaminants in Wastewater".Acta Scientific Biotechnology 4.3 (2023): 02-14.

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