Abstract
Bioremediation has been identified as a beneficial and effective strategy for the removal of recalcitrant environmental contaminants. Bioaugmentation of polluted environments with exogenous degrading microorganisms constitutes a major strategy of bioremediation. However, the ecological role of these strains and their impact on the endogenous microbial community of the micro-ecosystems where they are released should be known. Fingerprinting PCR-based methods, like denaturating gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (TRFLP), could be used in studies exploring the ecology of pollutant-degrading microorganisms and their effects on the structure of the soil microbial community. This chapter provides a brief outline of the technical details involved in the application of DGGE and TRFLP fingerprinting in soil microbial ecology, with particular reference to bioremediation studies.
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Karpouzas, D.G., Singh, B.K. (2010). Application of Fingerprinting Molecular Methods in Bioremediation Studies. In: Cummings, S. (eds) Bioremediation. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 599. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-439-5_5
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