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bioremediation en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English remediate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English remediation English bioremediation From bio- + remediation.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The use of biological organisms, usually microorganisms, to remove contaminants, especially from polluted water.
   • CONCLUSION. Aspergillus sp. have tremendous potential as bioremediation tool. Different studies indicate that they possess some evolutionary mechanisms to combat toxic situation. Additionally, the existence of hypertolerant strains makes them an automatic choice in the environmental cleaning process. The broad spectrum of organic acids produced by Aspergillus strains is believed to play a key role in minimizing the toxicity of hazardous environmental contaminants. Recent research trends focus on introduction of hypertolerance by means of genetic mutation for better bioremediation capability. As this fungus is naturally occurring in contaminated sites, it automatically helps in minimizing toxic substances of its habitat. Hence Aspergillus strains may be considered as natural cleaners employed by the environment itself for the purpose of bioremediation. 2016, “Chapter 15: Role of Aspergillus in bioremediation process”, in Vijai Kumar Gupta, editor, New and Future Developments in Microbial Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Aspergillus System Properties and Applications, Elsevier, →ISBN, page 212:

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Relateds

biosynthesis · semisynthesis · biosequestration · bioremediate · phytoextraction · hyperaccumulation · phytomining · bioremediated · bioaccumulation

Translations (8)

fr bioremédiation (use of biological organisms to remove contaminants) · de Bioremediation (use of biological organisms to remove contaminants) · es biorremediación (use of biological organisms to remove contaminants) · ca bioremediació (use of biological organisms to remove contaminants) · fi biopuhdistus (use of biological organisms to remove contaminants) · et biotervendus (use of biological organisms to remove contaminants) · id bioremediasi (use of biological organisms to remove contaminants) · sv bioremediering (use of biological organisms to remove contaminants)