Microbial degradation of recalcitrant pesticides: a review

S Bose, PS Kumar, DVN Vo, N Rajamohan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Some pesticides such as organochlorines are of critical environmental concern because
they are highly persistent due to their stable chemical nature. As a consequence, even after …

The hidden life of integrative and conjugative elements

F Delavat, R Miyazaki, N Carraro… - FEMS microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are widespread mobile DNA that transmit both
vertically, in a host-integrated state, and horizontally, through excision and transfer to new …

Comparative genomic analysis of 26 Sphingomonas and Sphingobium strains: dissemination of bioremediation capabilities, biodegradation potential and horizontal …

Q Zhao, S Yue, M Bilal, H Hu, W Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bacteria belonging to the genera Sphingomonas and Sphingobium are known for their
ability to catabolize aromatic compounds. In this study, we analyzed the whole genome …

Temporal dynamics and metabolic correlation between lactate-producing and hydrogen-producing bacteria in sugarcane vinasse dark fermentation: the key role of …

LT Fuess, ADNF Júnior, CB Machado, M Zaiat - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aimed to better understand the role of different microbial groups and the
determining fermentation pathways in a biohydrogen (bioH 2)-producing reactor fed with …

Perspectives of lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) biodegradation from the environment: a review

D Kumar, R Pannu - Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2018 - Springer
This review describes the biodegradation of Lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane, γ-HCH)
from the diverse sources. Environmental degradation of γ-HCH has been described in terms …

Soil from a hexachlorocyclohexane contaminated field site inoculates wheat in a pot experiment to facilitate the microbial transformation of β-hexachlorocyclohexane …

X Liu, W Li, S Kummel, I Merbach, U Sood… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
β-Hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH) is a remnant from former HCH pesticide production. Its
removal from the environment gained attention in the last few years since it is the most …

Aerobic Hydrocarbon-Degrading Alphaproteobacteria: Sphingomonadales

MA Kertesz, A Kawasaki, A Stolz - Taxonomy, genomics and …, 2019 - Springer
The bacterial order Sphingomonadales includes many Sphingomonadaceae and
Erythrobacteraceae isolates that have the ability to degrade a wide range of hydrocarbons …

A three chamber bioelectrochemical system appropriate for in-situ remediation of nitrate-contaminated groundwater and its reaction mechanisms

R Liu, X Zheng, M Li, L Han, X Liu, F Zhang, X Hou - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel laboratory experiment of three chamber bioelectrochemical (surface water-sediment-
groundwater, SSG) system was established in this study, which combined a sediment …

Characterizing the biotransformation of hexachlorocyclohexanes in wheat using compound-specific stable isotope analysis and enantiomer fraction analysis

X Liu, L Wu, S Kümmel, HH Richnow - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Hexachlorocyclohexane isomers (HCHs) are persistent organic pollutants being responsible
for environmental contamination worldwide. In order to characterize transformation of HCHs …

Bacterial communities in the rhizosphere at different growth stages of maize cultivated in soil under conventional and conservation agricultural practices

YE Navarro-Noya, Y Chávez-Romero… - Microbiology …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Farmers in Mexico till soil intensively, remove crop residues for fodder and grow maize often
in monoculture. Conservation agriculture (CA), including minimal tillage, crop residue …