Recent advances in bacterial degradation of hydrocarbons

E Pandolfo, A Barra Caracciolo, L Rolando - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hydrocarbons occur in fossil fuels such as crude oil and consist mainly of hydrogen and
carbon. Although they are natural chemicals, crude oil refining results in commercial …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of recent advances in the bio-remediation of chlorinated substances by microbial dechlorinators

N Dutta, M Usman, MA Ashraf, G Luo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
A significant health risk is associated with chlorinated hydrocarbon contamination in soils
and groundwater. Microbial reductive dechlorination, one of the major pathways of …

'Cry‐for‐help'in contaminated soil: a dialogue among plants and soil microbiome to survive in hostile conditions

E Rolli, L Vergani, E Ghitti, G Patania… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An open question in environmental ecology regards the mechanisms triggered by root
chemistry to drive the assembly and functionality of a beneficial microbiome to rapidly adapt …

Untapped talents: insight into the ecological significance of methanotrophs and its prospects

EO Fenibo, R Selvarajan, H Wang, Y Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The deep ocean is a rich reservoir of unique organisms with great potential for
bioprospecting, ecosystem services, and the discovery of novel materials. These organisms …

Recent advances in the biodegradation of polychlorinated biphenyls

Y Xiang, Z Xing, J Liu, W Qin, X Huang - World Journal of Microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are typical lasting organic pollutants. Persistence and
recalcitrance to biodegradation of PCBs have hampered the transformation of PCB …

Bioaugmentation-assisted bioremediation and biodegradation mechanisms for PCB in contaminated environments: A review on sustainable clean-up technologies

A Hassan, FS Hamid, A Pariatamby… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review aims to give a detailed overview of various bioremediation technologies used for
the decontamination of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-polluted environments; discuss the …

Comparative functional genome analysis reveals the habitat adaptation and biocontrol characteristics of plant growth-promoting bacteria in NCBI databases

Z Wang, K Lu, X Liu, Y Zhu, C Liu - Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB) are a group of beneficial microorganisms that
include 60 bacterial genera, such as Bacillus, Pseudomonas, and Burkholderia, which …

A thermophile Hydrogenibacillus sp. strain efficiently degrades environmental pollutants polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

X Qiu, W Wang, L Zhang, L Guo, P Xu… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous pollutants threatening ecosystems
and human health. Here, we isolated and characterized a new strain, Hydrogenibacillus sp …

Update on new trend and progress of the mechanism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon biodegradation by Rhodococcus, based on the new understanding of …

J Ma, Y Zhuang, Y Wang, N Zhu, T Wang… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Rapid industrial and societal developments have led to substantial increases in the use and
exploitation of petroleum, and petroleum hydrocarbon pollution has become a serious threat …

Pollutant degrading enzyme: catalytic mechanisms and their expanded applications

A Xu, X Zhang, S Wu, N Xu, Y Huang, X Yan, J Zhou… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The treatment of environmental pollution by microorganisms and their enzymes is an
innovative and socially acceptable alternative to traditional remediation approaches …