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Genetic Engineering of a Radiation-Resistant Bacterium for Biodegradation of Mixed Wastes

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Mary E. Lidstrom

Publication year - 2000

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osti oai (u.s. department of energy office of scientific and technical information)

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/828598

Subject(s) - deinococcus radiodurans , waste management , mixed waste , biodegradation , radioactive waste , environmental science , contamination , bioremediation , genotoxicity , biochemical engineering , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , engineering , chemistry , biology , ecology , genetics , organic chemistry , toxicity

The mixture of toxic chemicals, heavy metals, halogenated solvents and radionuclides in many DOE waste materials presents a challenging problem for separating the different species and disposing of individual contaminants. One approach for dealing with mixed wastes is to genetically engineer the radiation-resistant bacterium, Deinococcus radiodurans to survive in and detoxify DOE's mixed waste streams, and to develop process parameters for treating mixed wastes with such constructed strains. The goal for this project is to develop a suite of genetic tools for Deinococcus radiodurans and to use these tools to construct and test stable strains for detoxification of haloorganics in mixed wastes

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