Biodegradation of Nitroaromatics by Microbes

Microorganisms are highly versatile in utilizing a wide variety of compounds as sources of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and other nutrients. The catabolic potential of microorganisms can be exploited to destroy undesired pollutants, a process that is now called bioremediatron. The successful application of bioremediation is based on specific knowledge of the chemical structure of the target com- pound(s), the use of approprrate microorganism(s) to attack the pollutant(s), and the operation of the process under relevant conditions, either in situ or ex sztu (it1 ).