Microbial Degradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminants: An Overview

Table 5

Genetic engineering for biodegradation of contaminants.

Microorganisms	Modification	Contaminants	Reference
Pseudomonas. putida	pathway	4-ethylbenzoate	Ramos et al. [100]
P. putida KT2442	pathway	toluene/benzoate	Panke and Sanchezromero [101]
Pseudomonas sp.FRI	pathway	chloro-, methylbenzoates	Rojo et al. [102]
Comamonas. testosteroni; VP44	substrate specificity	o-, p-monochlorobiphenyls	Hrywna et al. [103]
Pseudomonas sp. LB400	substrate specificity	PCB	Erickson and Mondello [104]
P. pseudoalcaligenes; KF707-D2	substrate specificity	TCE, toluene, benzene	Suyama et al. [105]