Microbial biofilms: Recent advances and progress in environmental bioremediation

JM Sonawane, AK Rai, M Sharma, M Tripathi… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial biofilms are formed by adherence of the bacteria through their secreted polymer
matrices. The major constituents of the polymer matrices are extracellular DNAs, proteins …

Biofilm formation in xenobiotic-degrading microorganisms

P Bhatt, K Bhatt, Y Huang, J Li, S Wu… - Critical Reviews in …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The increased presence of xenobiotics affects living organisms and the environment at large
on a global scale. Microbial degradation is effective for the removal of xenobiotics from the …

Local applications but global implications: Can pesticides drive microorganisms to develop antimicrobial resistance?

B Ramakrishnan, K Venkateswarlu… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pesticides are an important agricultural input, and the introduction of new active ingredients
with increased efficiencies drives their higher production and consumption worldwide …

Unraveling the complex regulatory networks in biofilm formation in bacteria and relevance of biofilms in environmental remediation

KU Mahto, S Kumari, S Das - Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilms are assemblages of bacteria embedded within a matrix of extracellular polymeric
substances (EPS) attached to a substratum. The process of biofilm formation is a complex …

Microbial glycoconjugates in organic pollutant bioremediation: recent advances and applications

P Bhatt, A Verma, S Gangola, G Bhandari, S Chen - Microbial cell factories, 2021 - Springer
The large-scale application of organic pollutants (OPs) has contaminated the air, soil, and
water. Persistent OPs enter the food supply chain and create several hazardous effects on …

Kinetic modelling of the uranium biosorption by Deinococcus radiodurans biofilm

T Manobala, SK Shukla, TS Rao, MD Kumar - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing number of reports on uranium contamination in groundwater bodies is a growing
concern. Deinococcus radiodurans biofilm-based U (VI) bioremediation has great potential …

[HTML][HTML] Biofilm mediated decontamination of pollutants from the environment

A Mitra, S Mukhopadhyay - Aims Bioengineering, 2016 - aimspress.com
In this review, we highlight beneficial use of microbial biofilms in remediation of
environmental pollutants by bioremediation. Bioremediation is an environment friendly, cost …

Transcriptome Profiling of Stenotrophomonas sp. Strain WZN-1 Reveals Mechanisms of 2,2′,4,4′-Tetrabromodiphenyl Ether (BDE-47) Biotransformation

Y Zhang, G Mao, R Liu, X Zhou… - … Science & Technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
The brominated flame retardant 2, 2′, 4, 4′-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) is
extensively used, stable, and difficult to degrade in the environment. The existence of BDE …

Bacterial chemotaxis: a way forward to aromatic compounds biodegradation

F Ahmad, D Zhu, J Sun - Environmental Sciences Europe, 2020 - Springer
Worldwide industrial development has released hazardous polycyclic aromatic compounds
into the environment. These pollutants need to be removed to improve the quality of the …

Role of intertidal microbial communities in carbon dioxide sequestration and pollutant removal: A review

A Mandal, A Dutta, R Das, J Mukherjee - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Intertidal microbial communities occur as biofilms or microphytobenthos (MPB) which are
sediment-attached assemblages of bacteria, protozoa, fungi, algae, diatoms embedded in …