Title	Dioxin impacts on lipid metabolism of soil microbes: Towards effective detection and bioassessment strategies
Authors	S Mahfouz, G Mansour, DJ Murphy, A Hanano‏
Source title	Bioresources and Bioprocessing
ISSN	2197-4365
Q	Q1
Link	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40643-020-00347-1
Abstract	Dioxins are the most toxic known environmental pollutants and are mainly formed by human activities. Due to their structural stability, dioxins persist for extended periods and can be transported over long distances from their emission sources. Thus, dioxins can be accumulated to considerable levels in both human and animal food chains. Along with sediments, soils are considered the most important reservoirs of dioxins. Soil microorganisms are therefore highly exposed to dioxins, leading to a range of biological responses that can impact the diversity, genetics and functional of such microbial communities. Dioxins are very hydrophobic with a high affinity to lipidic macromolecules in exposed organisms, including microbes. This review summarizes the genetic, molecular and biochemical impacts of dioxins on the lipid metabolism of soil microbial communities and especially examines modifications in the