## 3 Microbiological Degradation of EDCs
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**Organism** & **EDCs** & **Dose** & **Efficiency [\%]** & **References** \\ \hline _Virgibacillus haltolerans_ & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 5 mg/L & 100 & [3] \\ _Bacillus flexus_ & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 5 mg/L & 100 & [3] \\ _Bacillus licheniformis_ & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 5 mg/L & 100 & [3] \\ _Novosphingobium_ sp. ARI-1 & estrone & 1.75 mg/L & 80.43 & [4] \\ _Novosphingobium_ sp. ARI-1 & estriol & 1.52 mg/L & 100 & [4] \\  & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 0.71 mg/L & 94.76 & [4] \\ _Rhodococcus_ sp. IX-2 & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 30 mg/L & 94 & [6] \\ _Rhodococcus zopfi_ & 17\(\alpha\)-ethynylestradiol & 2 mg/L & 86.5 & [7] \\ _Pseudomonas putida_ F1 & 17\(\alpha\)-ethynylestradiol & 0.5 mg/L & 73.8 & [7] \\ _Acinetobacter_ sp. & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 40 mg/L & 90 & [10] \\ DSSKY-A-001 & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 0.5 mg/L & 100 & [10] \\ _Acinetobacter_ sp. HP8 & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 1.8 mg/L & 100 & [10] \\ _Acinetobacter_ sp. BP10 & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 5 mg/L & 100 & [10] \\ _Novosphingobium_ sp. SLCC & estrone & 1 mM & no data & [12] \\ _Sphingomonas_ sp. KC8 & estrone & 0.05 mg/L & 100 & [25] \\  & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 0.05 mg/L & 100 & [25] \\  & testosterone & 0.05 mg/L & 100 & [25] \\ _Thuera_ sp. GDN1 & testosterone & 1 mM & no data & [28] \\ _Rhodococcus pyridinivorans_ & zearalenone & 5 mg/L & 87.21 & [31] \\ K408 & zearalenone & 5 mg/L & 87.21 & [31] \\ _Bacillus_ sp. & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 0.2 mg/L & 91.70 & [33] \\ _Aeromonas punctata_ & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 0.2 mg/L & 94.20 & [33] \\ _Klebsiella_ sp & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 0.2 mg/L & 100 & [33] \\ _Enterobacter_ sp. I & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 0.2 mg/L & 77.10 & [33] \\ _Enterobacter_ sp. II & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 0.2 mg/L & 85.40 & [33] \\ _Aeromonas reronii_ & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 0.2 mg/L & 93.40 & [33] \\ _Acinetobacter_ sp. LM1 & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 5 mg/L & 77.00 & [34] \\ _Pseudomonas_ sp. LY1 & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 5 mg/L & 68.00 & [34] \\ _Sphingomonas_ sp. MCCC & 1\(\beta\)-estradiol & 1.8 mg/L & 78.70–98.80 & [35] \\
1A06484 & & & & \\ _Comamous testosterone_ & & 0.5 mM & 60.00 & [36] \\ ATCC1199 & & & & \\  & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 0.5 mM & 35.00 & [36] \\  & & 0.5 mM & 45.00 & [36] \\ _Comamous_ & & & & \\ _testosteroni_QYY20150409(CT) & & & & \\ _Rhodococcus equi_ & & & \\ DSSKP-R-001(RS) & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 1 mg/L & 86.00 & [37] \\ _Deitococcus actinosclerus_ & & & & \\ _SJTR1_ & 17\(\beta\)-estradiol & 10 mg/L & 90.00 & [38] \\ _Stentorrophomonas_ & & & & \\ _maltophilia_ SJTL3 & & & & \\ _Rapididocelis subcapitata_ & & & & \\  & diethylstilbestrol & 1.5 mg/L & 54.10 & [11] \\ _Chorella vulgaris_ & testosterone & 0.2 mg/L & 69.64 & [26] \\ _Chlorella vulgaris_ & nonylphenol & 1 mg/L & 93.00 & [41] \\ _Trichoderma citrinoviride_ & & & & \\ AJAC3 & & & & \\ _Trametes versicolo_ & dimethyl phthalate & 100 \(\mu\)M & 60.00 & [30] \\  & methyl paraben & 100 \(\mu\)M & 100.00 & [30] \\  & butyl paraben & 100 \(\mu\)M & 100.00 & [30] \\  & nonylphenol & 100 \(\mu\)M & 85.00 & [30] \\  & bisphenol A & 100 \(\mu\)M & 100.00 & [30] \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 2: Microorganisms engaged in EDCs biodegradation/biotransformation. Bacteria that degrade these hormones belong to genera such as _Bacillus_, _Virgibacillus_, _Novosphingobium_, _Rhodococcus_, _Acinetobacter_, _Pseudomonas_, _Sphingomonas_, _Enterobacter_, _Klebsiella_, _Aeronomas_, _Commonas_, _Thauera_, _Deinococcus_, _Stenotrophomonas_ and _cyanobacteria_ [3; 4; 6; 7; 10; 12; 25; 28; 31; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39]. _Raphidocelis subcapitata_, _Chorella vulgaris_, _Chlorococcus_ and _Scenedesmus quadrica_ belong to algae capable of removing hormones_ [11; 26; 40; 41].