ArticleNature biotechnology2021
Field trial demonstrating phytoremediation of the military explosive RDX by XplA/XplB-expressing switchgrass.
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- Multi-Omics Strategies to Investigate the Biodegradation of Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine inMicroorganisms · 2023Article
- Creation of Environmentally Friendly Super "Dinitrotoluene Scavenger" Plants.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2023Article
- Phytoremediation of isoproturon-contaminated sites by transgenic soybean.Plant biotechnology journal · 2023Article
- Transcriptional and post-transcriptional controls for tuning gene expression in plants.Current opinion in plant biology · 2023Review
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- Phytoremediation, Bioaugmentation, and the Plant Microbiome.Environmental science & technology · 2022Review
- Characterization of diazotrophic root endophytes in Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis).Microbiome · 2022Article
- Reduction of a Heme Cofactor InitiatesApplied and environmental microbiology · 2022Article
- Genome-Wide Identification of Switchgrass Laccases Involved in Lignin Biosynthesis and Heavy-Metal Responses.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- The seizure-inducing plastic explosive RDX inhibits the α1β2γ2 GABAAnnals of clinical and translational neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
The explosive hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), a major component of munitions, is used extensively on military training ranges. As a result, widespread RDX pollution in groundwater and aquifers in the United States is now well documented. RDX is toxic, but its removal from training ranges is logistically challenging, lacking cost-effective and sustainable solutions. Previously, we have shown that thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) engineered to express two genes, xplA and xplB, encoding RDX-degrading enzymes from the soil bacterium Rhodococcus rhodochrous 11Y can break down this xenobiotic in laboratory studies. Here, we report the results of a 3-year field trial of XplA/XplB-expressing switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) conducted on three locations in a military site. Our data suggest that XplA/XplB switchgrass has in situ efficacy, with potential utility for detoxifying RDX on live-fire training ranges, munitions dumps and minefields.
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