Reduction in soil fertility and depletion of natural resources due to current intensive
agricultural practices along with climate changes are the major constraints for crop …

Dissimilatory sulphate reduction is the unifying and defining trait of sulphate-reducing
prokaryotes (SRP). In their predominant habitats, sulphate-rich marine sediments, SRP have …

Manganese is one of the most abundant elements on Earth. The oxidation of manganese
has long been theorized—yet has not been demonstrated,–—to fuel the growth of …

Although considerable progress has been made in recent years regarding the classification
of bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes, there remains a need to further clarify …

Thermophilic and hyperthermophilic Archaea and Bacteria have been isolated from marine
hydrothermal systems, heated sediments, continental solfataras, hot springs, water heaters …

Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are a group of diverse anaerobic microorganisms
omnipresent in natural habitats and engineered environments that use sulfur compounds as …

A gram-negative, non-motile, non-marine, nitrite-oxidizing bacterium was isolated from an
enrichment culture initiated with a sample from a partially corroded area of an iron pipe of a …

Sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) are a diverse group of prokaryotes that may be divided into
four groups based on rRNA sequence analysis: Gram-negative mesophilic SRB; Gram …

The Sungai Klah (SK) hot spring is the second hottest geothermal spring in Malaysia. This
hot spring is a shallow, 150-m-long, fast-flowing stream, with temperatures varying from 50 …

Microbial abundance and diversity in deep subsurface environments is dependent upon the
availability of energy and carbon. However, supplies of oxidants and reductants capable of …