Microbial Transformation of Chlordecone and Two Transformation Products Formed During in situ Chemical Reduction

Jennifer Hellal (1) , Pierre-Loïc Saaidi (2) , Sébastien Bristeau (1) , Marc Crampon (1) , Delphine Muselet (2) , Oriane Della-Negra (2) , Aourell Mauffret (1) , Christophe Mouvet (1) , Catherine Joulian (1)

1 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
2 UMR 8030 - Génomique métabolique

Biotransformation of CLD and ISCR Transformation Products and Soehngenia). On the other hand, in the-3Cl-CLD condition, although the same OTU were found, Clostridium sensu stricto 7, Candidatus Cloacimonas, and Proteiniphilum were also present at > 2% sequences. Presence of methanogens and sulfate-reducing bacteria could contribute to sulfidation and S-methylation biotransformations. Overall, these results contribute to increasing our knowledge on the biodegradability of CLD and its transformation products, helping to progress toward effective remediation solutions.

Keywords: chlordecone (CLD); West Indies; ISCR; bacteria; biotransformation

Domains: Earth Sciences

Jennifer Hellal, Pierre-Loïc Saaidi, Sébastien Bristeau, Marc Crampon, Delphine Muselet, et al.. Microbial Transformation of Chlordecone and Two Transformation Products Formed During in situ Chemical Reduction. Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021, 12, ⟨10.3389/fmicb.2021.742039⟩. ⟨hal-03744562⟩