Affiliation:
1. State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism and School of Life Sciences & Biotechnology Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai People's Republic of China
2. China Tobacco Henan Industrial Co. Ltd. Zhengzhou People's Republic of China
Abstract
AbstractHuman activities have led to the release of various environmental pollutants, triggering ecological challenges. In situ, microbial communities in these contaminated environments are usually assumed to possess the potential capacity of pollutant degradation. However, the majority of genes and microorganisms in these environments remain uncharacterized and uncultured. The advent of meta‐omics provided culture‐independent solutions for exploring the functional genes and microorganisms within complex microbial communities. In this review, we highlight the applications and methodologies of meta‐omics in uncovering of genes and microbes from contaminated environments. These findings may assist in future bioremediation research.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader
Subject
Bioengineering,Environmental Engineering,Biotechnology