Microbial Degradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminants: An Overview

Table 6

Application of genetically modified bacteria for assessing the biodegradation process efficiency.

Microorganisms	Application	Contaminants	Reference
A. eutrophus H850Lr	process monitoring	PCB	Van Dyke et al. [107]
P. putida TVA8	process monitoring	TCE, BTEX	Applegate et al. [108]
P. fluorescens HK44	process monitoring	naphthalene, anthracene	Sayler and Ripp [109]
B. cepacia BRI6001L	strain monitoring	2,4-D	Masson et al. [110]
P. fluorescens 10586s/pUCD607	stress response	BTEX	Sousa et al. [111]
Pseudomonas strain Shk1	toxicity assessment	2, 4-dinitrophenol hydroquinone	Kelly et al. [112]
A. eutrophus 2050	end point analysis	non polar narcotics	Layton et al. [113]