Table 1.

Biodegradation of BPA by various microorganisms.

Microorganism	Resources	Degradation Efficiency	References
Sphingomonas sp. strain MV1	sludge	100%, 10 g/L, 4 days	[16]
Sphingomonas bisphenolicum strain AO1	soil	100%, 115 mg/L, 117 h (without other carbon sources); 100%, 115 mg/L, 6 h (with glucose)	[18]
Achromobacter xylosoxidans B-16	wastes compost leachate	100%, 3 mg/L, 4.5 days	[21]
Sphingomonas sp. strain BP-7	offshore seawater	>95%, 114 mg/L, 40 days	[30]
Cupriavidus basilensis JF1	fixed bed reactor	50%, 34.2 mg/L, 144 days	[23]
Bacillus sp. GZB	sediment	92.9%, 5 mg/L, 96 h	[9]
Sphingobium sp. BiD32	sludge	100%, 1 mg/L, 4.2 h	[31]
Nitrosomonas europaea ATCC 19718	NR 1	>50%, 1 mg/L, 5 days	[32]

¹ NR means not reported.