Le Dre ´au Y, Gilbert F, Doumenq P, Bertrand J-C, Mille G (1997) The
use of hopanes to track in situ variations in petroleum composition
in surface sediments. Chemosphere 34:1663–1672
Leadbetter ER, Foster JW (1959) Oxidation products formed from
gaseous alkanes by the bacterium Pseudomonas methanica. Arch
Biochem Biophys 82:491–492
Leahy JG, Colwell RR (1990) Microbial degradation of hydrocarbons
in the environment. Microbiol Rev 54:305–315
Leblanc M, Morales JA, Borrego J, Elbaz-Poulichet F (2000) 4,500year-old mining pollution in southwestern Spain: long-term
implications for modern mining pollution. Econ Geol 95:655–662
Leisinger T (1983) General aspects. Microorganisms and xenobiotic
compounds. Cell Mol Life Sci 39:1183–1191
Leslie-Grady CP Jr (1985) Biodegradation: its measurement and
microbiological basis. Biotechnol Bioeng 27:660–674
Leveau JHJ, Zehnder AJB, van Der Meer JR (1998) The tfdK gene
product facilitates uptake of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate by
Ralstonia eutropha JMP134 (pJP4). J Bacteriol 180:2237–2243
Leyval C (2005) Pollutions organiques agricoles, urbaines ou
industrielles: cas des hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques.
In: Girard M-C, Walter C, Remy JC, Berthelin J, Morel JL (eds)
Sols et environnement. Dunod, Paris
Lloyd JR, Lovley DR, Macaskie LE (2003) Biotechnological application of metal-reducing microorganisms. Adv Appl Microbiol
53:85–128
Lofroth G, Ames BN (1978) Mutagenicity of inorganic compounds in
salmonella typhimurium: arsenic, chromium and selenium. Mutat
Res 53:65–66
Lovley DR, Phillips EJP, Gorby YA, Landa E (1991) Microbial reduction of uranium. Nature 350:413–416
Lu Y, Yu Y, Zhou R, Sun W, Dai C, Wan P, Zhang L, Hao D, Ren H
(2011) Cloning and characterisation of a novel 2,4-dichlorophenol
hydroxylase from a metagenomic library derived from
polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated soil. Biotechnol Lett
33:1159–1167
Mackay D, Shiu WY, Ma KC (1992) Illustrated handbook of physicalchemical properties and environmental fate for organic chemicals,
vol 1, Monoaromatic hydrocarbons, chlorobenzenes and PCBs.
Lewis Publishers, Ann Arbor
Magar VS, Brenner RC, Johnson GW, Quensen JF III (2005) Longterm recovery of PCB-contaminated sediments at the lake Hartwell
superfund site: PCB dechlorination 2. Rates and extend. Environ Sci
Technol 39:3548–3554
Maier RM, Pepper IL, Gerba CP (2000) Environmental microbiology.
Academic, San Diego/San Francisco/New York/Boston/London/
Sydney/Tokyo
Mandelbaum RT, Allan DL, Wackett LP (1995) Isolation and characterization of a Pseudomonas sp. that mineralizes the s-triazine
herbicide atrazine. Appl Environ Microbiol 61:1451–1457
Marcacci S, Raveton M, Ravanel P, Schwitzgue ´bel J (2005) The
possible role of hydroxylation in the detoxification of atrazine in
mature vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides Nash) grown in hydroponics. Z Naturforsch C 60:427–434
Margesin R, Schinner F (2001) Biodegradation and bioremediation of
hydrocarbons in extreme environments. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
56:650–663
Martinez B, Tomkins J, Wackett LP, Wing R, Sadowsky MJ (2001)
Complete nucleotide sequence and organization of the atrazine
catabolic plasmid pADP-1 from Pseudomonas sp. Strain ADP.
J Bacteriol 183:5684–5697
Martin-Laurent F, Barret B, Wagschal I, Piutti S, Devers M, Soulas G,
Philippot L (2006) Impact of the maize rhizosphere on the genetic
structure, the diversity and the atrazine-degrading gene composition
of cultivable atrazine-degrading communities. Plant Soil
282:99–115
Master ER, Lai VWM, Kuipers B, Cullen WR, Mohn WW (2002)
Sequential anaerobic-aerobic treatment of soil contaminated with
weathered Aroclor 1260. Environ Sci Technol 36:100–103
Mau S, Valentine DL, Clark JF, Reed J, Camilli R, Washburn L (2007)
Dissolved methane distribution and air-sea flux in the plume of a
massive seep field, Coal Oil Point, California. Geophys Res Lett
34:1–5
May HD, Miller GS, Kjellerup BV, Sowers KR (2008) Dehalorespiration with polychlorinated biphenyls by an anaerobic
ultramicrobacterium. Appl Environ Microbiol 74:2089–2094
McGowan C, Fulthorpe R, Wright A, Tiedje JM (1998) Evidence for
interspecies
gene
transfer
in
the
evolution
of
2,4-dichlorophenxyacetic acid degraders. Appl Environ Microbiol
64:4089–4092
Means AJ (1991) Observation of an oil spill bioremediation activity in
Galveston Bay, Texas. US Department of Commerce, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service,
Seattle
Megharaj M, Ramakrishnan B, Venkateswarlu K, Sethunathan N,
Naidu R (2011) Bioremediation approaches for organic pollutants:
a critical perspective. Environ Int 37:1362–1375
Mhiri C, Tandeau de Marsac N (1997) Re ´habilitation par les microorganismes de sites contenant du pyrale `ne : proble ´matique et
perspectives d’e ´tude. Bull Inst Pasteur 95:3–28
Michel FC Jr, Quensen J, Reddy CA (2001) Bioremediation of a PCBcontaminated soil via composting. Compost Sci Util 9:274–284
Miralles G, Grossi V, Acquaviva M, Duran R, Bertrand J-C, Cuny P
(2007) Alkane degradation and dynamics of phylogenetic
subgroups of sulfate-reducing bacteria in an anoxic coastal marine
sediment artificially contaminated with oil. Chemosphere
68:1327–1334
Mitchell JW, Hamner CL (1944) Polyethyleneglycol as carriers for
growth regulating substances. Bot Gaz 105:474–483
Monard C, Martin-Laurent F, Lima O, Devers-Lamrani M, Binet F
(2013) Estimating the biodegradation of pesticide in soils by monitoring pesticide-degrading gene expression. Biodegradation
24:203–213
Mougin C, Laugero C, Asther M, Chaplain V (1997) Biotransformation
of s-triazine herbicides and related degradation products in liquid
cultures by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
Pestic Sci 49:169–177
Mulbry WW (1994) Purification and characterization of an inducible striazine hydrolase from Rhodococcus corallinus NRRL B-15444R.
Appl Environ Microbiol 60:613–618
Nagata Y, Kamakura M, Endo R, Miyazaki R, Ohtsubo Y, Tsuda M
(2006) Distribution of γ-hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading genes
on three replicons in Sphingobium japonicum UT26. FEMS
Microbiol Lett 256:112–118
Nagata Y, Endo R, Ito M, Ohtsubo Y, Tsuda M (2007) Aerobic
degradation of lindane (gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane) in bacteria
and its biochemical and molecular basis. Appl Microbiol
Biotechnol 76(4):741–752
Nagy I, Schoofs G, Compernolle F (1995) Degradation of the
thiocarbamate herbicide EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylcarbamothioate)
and biosafening by Rhodococcus sp. strain NI86/21 involve and
inducible cytochrome P450 system and aldehyde deshydrogenase. J
Bacteriol 177:676–687
Natarajan MR, Wu WM, Nye J, Wang H, Bhatnagar L, Jain MK (1996)
Dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners by an
anaerobic microbial consortium. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
46:673–677
National Research Council (1985) Oil in the sea: inputs, fates and
effects. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
National Research Council (2002) Oil in the sea III: inputs, fates and
effects. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
750
J.-C. Bertrand et al.
use of hopanes to track in situ variations in petroleum composition
in surface sediments. Chemosphere 34:1663–1672
Leadbetter ER, Foster JW (1959) Oxidation products formed from
gaseous alkanes by the bacterium Pseudomonas methanica. Arch
Biochem Biophys 82:491–492
Leahy JG, Colwell RR (1990) Microbial degradation of hydrocarbons
in the environment. Microbiol Rev 54:305–315
Leblanc M, Morales JA, Borrego J, Elbaz-Poulichet F (2000) 4,500year-old mining pollution in southwestern Spain: long-term
implications for modern mining pollution. Econ Geol 95:655–662
Leisinger T (1983) General aspects. Microorganisms and xenobiotic
compounds. Cell Mol Life Sci 39:1183–1191
Leslie-Grady CP Jr (1985) Biodegradation: its measurement and
microbiological basis. Biotechnol Bioeng 27:660–674
Leveau JHJ, Zehnder AJB, van Der Meer JR (1998) The tfdK gene
product facilitates uptake of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate by
Ralstonia eutropha JMP134 (pJP4). J Bacteriol 180:2237–2243
Leyval C (2005) Pollutions organiques agricoles, urbaines ou
industrielles: cas des hydrocarbures aromatiques polycycliques.
In: Girard M-C, Walter C, Remy JC, Berthelin J, Morel JL (eds)
Sols et environnement. Dunod, Paris
Lloyd JR, Lovley DR, Macaskie LE (2003) Biotechnological application of metal-reducing microorganisms. Adv Appl Microbiol
53:85–128
Lofroth G, Ames BN (1978) Mutagenicity of inorganic compounds in
salmonella typhimurium: arsenic, chromium and selenium. Mutat
Res 53:65–66
Lovley DR, Phillips EJP, Gorby YA, Landa E (1991) Microbial reduction of uranium. Nature 350:413–416
Lu Y, Yu Y, Zhou R, Sun W, Dai C, Wan P, Zhang L, Hao D, Ren H
(2011) Cloning and characterisation of a novel 2,4-dichlorophenol
hydroxylase from a metagenomic library derived from
polychlorinated biphenyl-contaminated soil. Biotechnol Lett
33:1159–1167
Mackay D, Shiu WY, Ma KC (1992) Illustrated handbook of physicalchemical properties and environmental fate for organic chemicals,
vol 1, Monoaromatic hydrocarbons, chlorobenzenes and PCBs.
Lewis Publishers, Ann Arbor
Magar VS, Brenner RC, Johnson GW, Quensen JF III (2005) Longterm recovery of PCB-contaminated sediments at the lake Hartwell
superfund site: PCB dechlorination 2. Rates and extend. Environ Sci
Technol 39:3548–3554
Maier RM, Pepper IL, Gerba CP (2000) Environmental microbiology.
Academic, San Diego/San Francisco/New York/Boston/London/
Sydney/Tokyo
Mandelbaum RT, Allan DL, Wackett LP (1995) Isolation and characterization of a Pseudomonas sp. that mineralizes the s-triazine
herbicide atrazine. Appl Environ Microbiol 61:1451–1457
Marcacci S, Raveton M, Ravanel P, Schwitzgue ´bel J (2005) The
possible role of hydroxylation in the detoxification of atrazine in
mature vetiver (Chrysopogon zizanioides Nash) grown in hydroponics. Z Naturforsch C 60:427–434
Margesin R, Schinner F (2001) Biodegradation and bioremediation of
hydrocarbons in extreme environments. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
56:650–663
Martinez B, Tomkins J, Wackett LP, Wing R, Sadowsky MJ (2001)
Complete nucleotide sequence and organization of the atrazine
catabolic plasmid pADP-1 from Pseudomonas sp. Strain ADP.
J Bacteriol 183:5684–5697
Martin-Laurent F, Barret B, Wagschal I, Piutti S, Devers M, Soulas G,
Philippot L (2006) Impact of the maize rhizosphere on the genetic
structure, the diversity and the atrazine-degrading gene composition
of cultivable atrazine-degrading communities. Plant Soil
282:99–115
Master ER, Lai VWM, Kuipers B, Cullen WR, Mohn WW (2002)
Sequential anaerobic-aerobic treatment of soil contaminated with
weathered Aroclor 1260. Environ Sci Technol 36:100–103
Mau S, Valentine DL, Clark JF, Reed J, Camilli R, Washburn L (2007)
Dissolved methane distribution and air-sea flux in the plume of a
massive seep field, Coal Oil Point, California. Geophys Res Lett
34:1–5
May HD, Miller GS, Kjellerup BV, Sowers KR (2008) Dehalorespiration with polychlorinated biphenyls by an anaerobic
ultramicrobacterium. Appl Environ Microbiol 74:2089–2094
McGowan C, Fulthorpe R, Wright A, Tiedje JM (1998) Evidence for
interspecies
gene
transfer
in
the
evolution
of
2,4-dichlorophenxyacetic acid degraders. Appl Environ Microbiol
64:4089–4092
Means AJ (1991) Observation of an oil spill bioremediation activity in
Galveston Bay, Texas. US Department of Commerce, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service,
Seattle
Megharaj M, Ramakrishnan B, Venkateswarlu K, Sethunathan N,
Naidu R (2011) Bioremediation approaches for organic pollutants:
a critical perspective. Environ Int 37:1362–1375
Mhiri C, Tandeau de Marsac N (1997) Re ´habilitation par les microorganismes de sites contenant du pyrale `ne : proble ´matique et
perspectives d’e ´tude. Bull Inst Pasteur 95:3–28
Michel FC Jr, Quensen J, Reddy CA (2001) Bioremediation of a PCBcontaminated soil via composting. Compost Sci Util 9:274–284
Miralles G, Grossi V, Acquaviva M, Duran R, Bertrand J-C, Cuny P
(2007) Alkane degradation and dynamics of phylogenetic
subgroups of sulfate-reducing bacteria in an anoxic coastal marine
sediment artificially contaminated with oil. Chemosphere
68:1327–1334
Mitchell JW, Hamner CL (1944) Polyethyleneglycol as carriers for
growth regulating substances. Bot Gaz 105:474–483
Monard C, Martin-Laurent F, Lima O, Devers-Lamrani M, Binet F
(2013) Estimating the biodegradation of pesticide in soils by monitoring pesticide-degrading gene expression. Biodegradation
24:203–213
Mougin C, Laugero C, Asther M, Chaplain V (1997) Biotransformation
of s-triazine herbicides and related degradation products in liquid
cultures by the white rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium.
Pestic Sci 49:169–177
Mulbry WW (1994) Purification and characterization of an inducible striazine hydrolase from Rhodococcus corallinus NRRL B-15444R.
Appl Environ Microbiol 60:613–618
Nagata Y, Kamakura M, Endo R, Miyazaki R, Ohtsubo Y, Tsuda M
(2006) Distribution of γ-hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading genes
on three replicons in Sphingobium japonicum UT26. FEMS
Microbiol Lett 256:112–118
Nagata Y, Endo R, Ito M, Ohtsubo Y, Tsuda M (2007) Aerobic
degradation of lindane (gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane) in bacteria
and its biochemical and molecular basis. Appl Microbiol
Biotechnol 76(4):741–752
Nagy I, Schoofs G, Compernolle F (1995) Degradation of the
thiocarbamate herbicide EPTC (S-ethyl dipropylcarbamothioate)
and biosafening by Rhodococcus sp. strain NI86/21 involve and
inducible cytochrome P450 system and aldehyde deshydrogenase. J
Bacteriol 177:676–687
Natarajan MR, Wu WM, Nye J, Wang H, Bhatnagar L, Jain MK (1996)
Dechlorination of polychlorinated biphenyl congeners by an
anaerobic microbial consortium. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
46:673–677
National Research Council (1985) Oil in the sea: inputs, fates and
effects. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
National Research Council (2002) Oil in the sea III: inputs, fates and
effects. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
750
J.-C. Bertrand et al.