Biochars have attracted tremendous attention due to their effects on soil improvement; they
enhance carbon storage, soil fertility and quality, and contaminant (organic and heavy …

Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria with high G+ C DNA content that constitute one of
the largest bacterial phyla, and they are ubiquitously distributed in both aquatic and …

Biochar (BC) application has the potential to be integrated into a carbon-trading framework
owing to its multiple environmental and economic benefits. Despite the increasing research …

Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that colonizes the skin and mucosal
surfaces of mammals. Persistent staphylococcal infections often involve surface-associated …

Recent insights into bacterial biofilm matrix structures have induced a paradigm shift toward
the recognition of amyloid fibers as common building block structures that confer stability to …

Amyloid fibrils are best known as a product of human and animal protein misfolding
disorders, where amyloid formation is associated with cytotoxicity and disease. It is now …

Amyloid is a distinct β-sheet-rich fold that many proteins can acquire. Frequently associated
with neurodegenerative diseases in humans, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and …

Streptomyces coelicolor is the genetically best characterized species of a populous genus
belonging to the gram-positive Actinobacteria. Streptomycetes are filamentous soil …

In the past two decades, amyloids, typically associated with human diseases, have been
described to play various functional roles in nearly all life forms. The structural and functional …

Biofilms are ubiquitous in the natural and man-made environment. They are defined as
microbes that are encapsulated in an extracellular, self-produced, biofilm matrix. Growing …