Increasing awareness of the harmful effects of synthetic colorants has led consumers to
favor the use of natural alternatives such as plant or microbial pigments in food and …

Background The emergence of multi drug-resistant (MDR) bacterial infections and cancer
has necessitated the development and discovery of alternative eco-safe antibacterial and …

Simple Summary This review highlights six genetic collections of algae, cyanobacteria, and
plant materials maintained at the Institute of Plant Physiology of the Russian Academy of …

Biologically synthesized metal-oxide nanoparticles (NPs) are in focus for their multifarious
applications. In the current study, the green synthesis of copper oxide NPs (CuO NPs) is …

Hydrogen (H 2) is a renewable, abundant, and nonpolluting source of energy.
Photosynthetic organisms capture sunlight very efficiently and convert it into organic …

While photosynthetic processes have become increasingly understood in cyanobacterial
model strains, differences in the spatial distribution of thylakoid membranes among various …

Current fresh water and energy shortage determines the need to study the possibilities of
using living objects in bioenergy and environmental purification technologies. The …

A native cyanobacterial strain, Desertifilum tharense UAM-C/S02, was studied as a possible
C-phycocyanin (C-PC) producer. Photosynthetic activity (PA) assays through oxygen …

A population of Desertifilum (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriales) from an oligotrophic desertic
biotope was isolated and characterized using a polyphasic approach including molecular …

Cyanobacteria are photo-oxygenic prokaryotes present in nearly all ecosystems, where they
are important in global oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen cycles. They are often recognized as …