Contributions of beneficial microorganisms in soil remediation and quality improvement of medicinal plants

G Wang, Y Ren, X Bai, Y Su, J Han - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Medicinal plants (MPs) are important resources widely used in the treatment and prevention
of diseases and have attracted much attention owing to their significant antiviral, anti …

Emerging strategies for the bioremediation of the phenylurea herbicide diuron

J Li, W Zhang, Z Lin, Y Huang, P Bhatt… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Diuron (DUR) is a phenylurea herbicide widely used for the effective control of most annual
and perennial weeds in farming areas. The extensive use of DUR has led to its widespread …

Organic amendments drive shifts in microbial community structure and keystone taxa which increase C mineralization across aggregate size classes

X Wang, Q Bian, Y Jiang, L Zhu, Y Chen… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic amendments can stimulate soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization and soil
aggregation simultaneously, which can improve C sequestration and soil fertility. However …

Microbial degradation of halogenated aromatics: molecular mechanisms and enzymatic reactions

P Pimviriyakul, T Wongnate, R Tinikul… - Microbial …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Halogenated aromatics are used widely in various industrial, agricultural and household
applications. However, due to their stability, most of these compounds persist for a long time …

Abiotic and biotic processes governing the fate of phenylurea herbicides in soils: a review

S Hussain, M Arshad, D Springael… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Phenylurea herbicides are world widely used for controlling the development of various
broad leaf weeds in cereal crops. Despite their agronomic interest, these herbicides are of …

Bacterial degradation of monocyclic aromatic amines

PK Arora - Frontiers in microbiology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Aromatic amines are an important group of industrial chemicals, which are widely used for
manufacturing of dyes, pesticides, drugs, pigments, and other industrial products. These …

The biodegradation vs. biotransformation of fluorosubstituted aromatics

M Kiel, KH Engesser - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2015 - Springer
Fluoroaromatics are widely and—in recent years—increasingly used as agrochemicals,
starting materials for chemical syntheses and especially pharmaceuticals. This originates …

Biodegradation of 4-nitroaniline by plant-growth promoting Acinetobacter sp. AVLB2 and toxicological analysis of its biodegradation metabolites

S Silambarasan, AS Vangnai - Journal of hazardous materials, 2016 - Elsevier
nitroaniline (4-NA) is one of the major priority pollutants generated from industrial
productions and pesticide transformation; however very limited biodegradation details have …

A review on the fate of legacy and alternative antimicrobials and their metabolites during wastewater and sludge treatment

T Abbott, G Kor-Bicakci, MS Islam… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Antimicrobial compounds are used in a broad range of personal care, consumer and
healthcare products and are frequently encountered in modern life. The use of these …

An amidase and a novel phenol hydroxylase catalyze the degradation of the antibacterial agent triclocarban by Rhodococcus rhodochrous

C Li, Y Sun, G Sun, H Zang, S Sun, X Zhao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Triclocarban (TCC) is an emerging and intractable environmental contaminant due to its
hydrophobicity and chemical stability. However, the antibacterial property of TCC limits its …