Keratinases belong to a class of proteases that are able to degrade keratins into amino
acids. Microbial keratinases play important roles in turning keratin-containing wastes into …

Keratin-containing wastes become pollution to the environment if they are not treated
properly. On the other hand, these wastes can be converted into value-added products …

Plant-associated Stenotrophomonas isolates have great potential for plant growth
promotion, especially under stress conditions, due to their ability to promote tolerance to …

Identifiable endophytic bacteria with plant growth-promoting traits promise to ensure
sustainable agriculture. However, information on the versatility and exploration of sunflower …

Nitrofurans are broad-spectrum bactericidal agents used in a large quantity for veterinary
and human therapy. This study reports the long-term impact of two nitrofuran …

Reduced agricultural production as well as issues like nutrient-depleted soils,
eutrophication, and groundwater contamination have drawn attention to the use of …

The increasing global consumption of poultry meat has led to the generation of a vast
quantity of feather keratin waste daily, posing significant environmental challenges due to …

The present environmental balance has been jeopardised by a scarcity of natural resources
and sometimes harmful human efforts that try to impose authority on them. As a result, water …

The bacterium Stenotrophomonas rhizophila is known to be beneficial for plants and has
been frequently isolated from the rhizosphere of crops. In the present work, we isolated from …

Introduction Microbial biofertilizers or biocontrol agents are potential sustainable
approaches to overcome the limitations of conventional agricultural practice. However, the …