Microbial Ecology and
Kinetics of Chlorinated Aliphatic Solvent Biodegradation
Project Title: PECASE: Integrated Modeling and Experimental Evaluations of Competition between PCE-Dehalogenating Populations: Implications for In Situ Bioremediation
Funding: National Science Foundation
Description:
When multiple dehalorespiring populations are present, several competitive (or complementary) interactions may occur and affect the outcome of bioremediation (Becker, 2006).
The inhibitive effects of chlorinated solvents on complete detoxification of the contaminants may also be compounded in cultures containing multiple dehalorespiring populations (Lai and Becker, 2013)
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Students:
- Deyang Huang (Ph.D., 2009)
- YenJung Lai (Ph.D. 2010)
Related manuscripts:
- Becker, J.G. 2006. A modeling study and implications of competition between
Dehalococcoides ethenogenes and other tetrachloroethene-respiring bacteria. Environmental Science & Technology. 40(14):4473-4480. Link
- Huang, D. and J. G. Becker. 2009. Determination of intrinsic Monod kinetic
parameters for two heterotrophic tetrachloroethene (PCE)-respiring strains and insight into their application. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 104(2):301-311. Link
- Huang, D. and J. G. Becker. 2011. Dehalorespiration model that incorporates the
self-inhibition and biomass inactivation effects of high tetrachloroethene concentrations. Environmental Science & Technology. 45(3):1093-1099. Link
- Lai, Y., and J. G. Becker. 2013. Compounded effects of chlorinated ethene
inhibition on ecological interactions and population abundance in a Dehalococcoides–Dehalobacter co-culture. Environmental Science & Technology. 47:1518-1525. Link
- Huang, D., Y. Lai, and J. G. Becker. In Press. Impact of initial conditions on
extant kinetic parameter determination: Application to tetrachloroethene (PCE) dehalorespiration kinetics. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5171-8. Link
