Efficient bioremediation of multiple steroid hormones by halotolerant 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase derived from moderately halophilic Pontibacillus chungwhensis HN14

Steroid hormones exhibit potent endocrine disrupting activity and have been shown to disrupt the equilibrium of aquatic ecosystems and pose a threat to public health through their persistent and carcinogenic effects. Pontibacillus chungwhensis HN14, a moderately halophilic bacterium with the capacit...

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