Perchlorate-Reducing Bacteria from Hypersaline Soils of the Colombian Caribbean

• Published in: International Journal of Microbiology
• Main Authors: Acevedo-Barrios, Rosa, Bertel-Sevilla, Angela, Alonso Molina, José Luís, Olivero-Verbel, Jesus
• Other Authors: Universitat Politècnica de València. Instituto Universitario de Ingeniería del Agua y del Medio Ambiente - Institut Universitari d'Enginyeria de l'Aigua i Medi Ambient, Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Hindawi 2019
• Subjects: Perchlorate degrading bacteria; Hypersaline soils; Salinovibrio; Bacillus; Barrios; Ferris; Greenland; Molina; Olivero; Greenland ice core; ice core
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10251/141954; https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/6981865

[EN] Perchlorate (ClO4¿) has several industrial applications and is frequently detected in environmental matrices at relevant concentrations to human health. Currently, perchlorate-degrading bacteria are promising strategies for bioremediation in polluted sites. The aim of this study was to isolate...