Metagenomic applications in microbial diversity, bioremediation, pollution monitoring, enzyme and drug discovery. A review

Metagenomics is a technology employed to study genetic material directly isolated from environmental samples. Metagenomics thus reveals knowledge on microbial communities of uncultivable organisms in environmental niches, using screening technologies based on sequence and function. Applications incl...

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Published inEnvironmental chemistry letters Vol. 18; no. 4; pp. 1229 - 1241
Main Authors Datta, Saptashwa, Rajnish, K. Narayanan, Samuel, Melvin S., Pugazlendhi, Arivalagan, Selvarajan, Ethiraj
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham Springer International Publishing 01.07.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Analytical Chemistry
Bioremediation
Drug discovery
Drugs
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental monitoring
Enzymes
Gene clusters
Geochemistry
Microbial activity
Microorganisms
Niches
Pathogens
Pollutants
Pollution
Pollution monitoring
Review
Metagenomics
Enzymes
Pathogen monitoring
Diagnostics
Environmental monitoring
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Summary:Metagenomics is a technology employed to study genetic material directly isolated from environmental samples. Metagenomics thus reveals knowledge on microbial communities of uncultivable organisms in environmental niches, using screening technologies based on sequence and function. Applications include the identification of novel bacteria or gene clusters encoding for enzymes that degrade pollutants. Metagenomics also help to diagnose and monitor pathogens. Here, we review application of metagenomics for bioremediation, pollution monitoring, enzyme, and drug discovery.
ISSN:1610-3653
1610-3661
DOI:10.1007/s10311-020-01010-z