mSystems (Jun 2021)

Integrated Multi-omics Investigations Reveal the Key Role of Synergistic Microbial Networks in Removing Plasticizer Di-(2-Ethylhexyl) Phthalate from Estuarine Sediments

  • Sean Ting-Shyang Wei,
  • Yi-Lung Chen,
  • Yu-Wei Wu,
  • Tien-Yu Wu,
  • Yi-Li Lai,
  • Po-Hsiang Wang,
  • Wael Ismail,
  • Tzong-Huei Lee,
  • Yin-Ru Chiang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00358-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 3

Abstract

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Xenobiotic phthalate esters (PAEs) have been produced on a considerably large scale for only 70 years. The occurrence of endocrine-disrupting di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) in environments has raised public concern, and estuarine sediments are major DEHP reservoirs.