The bacterial genus Pantoea comprises many versatile species that have been isolated from
a multitude of environments. Pantoea was delineated as a genus approximately 25 years …

Extremophiles are organisms capable of adjust, survive or thrive in hostile habitats that were
previously thought to be adverse or lethal for life. Chile gathers a wide range of extreme …

Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) has important environmental implications in tailings by
providing bioavailable nitrogen to these habitats and sustaining ecosystem functions …

The bio-reduction of selenite (Se (IV)) generates nanoparticles with sizes ranging between
30 and 300 nm. Biologic properties of Se nanoparticles, eg, antioxidant activity, are …

The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of indigenous arsenic-tolerant bacteria
to enhance arsenic phytoremediation by the autochthonous pseudometallophyte Betula …

The Atacama Desert of northern Chile is the oldest and most arid nonpolar environment on
Earth. It is a coastal desert covering approximately 180,000 km2, and together with the …

Drinking highly arsenic-contaminated groundwater is a likely cause of blackfoot disease in
Taiwan, but microorganisms that potentially control arsenic mobility in the subsurface remain …

The Atacama Desert, located in northern Chile, is the driest and oldest Desert on Earth.
Research aimed at the understanding of this unique habitat and its diverse microbial …

An arsenic hypertolerant bacterium was isolated from arsenic contaminated site of West
Bengal, India. The bacteria was identified as Staphylococcus arlettae strain NBRIEAG-6 …

ABSTRACT Biological arsenite [As (III)] oxidation is an important process in the removal of
toxic arsenic (As) from contaminated water. However, the diversity and metabolic potentials …