With the present climate change and increasing world population, there is an urgent need to
discover creative, efficient, and cost-effective natural products for the benefit of humanity …

Cell surface hydrophobicity (CSH) plays a crucial role in the attachment to, or detachment
from the surfaces. The influence of CSH on adhesion of microorganisms to biotic and abiotic …

Antimicrobial materials with immobilized/entrapped silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are of
considerable interest. There is significant debate on the mode of bactericidal action of …

Over recent decades, hydrocarbon concentrations have been augmented in soil and water,
mainly derived from accidents or operations that input crude oil and petroleum into the …

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have application potential in diverse areas ranging from
wound healing to catalysis and sensing<? index value=" sensing"?>. The possibility for …

The number of studies dedicated to evaluating the influence of biosurfactants on
bioremediation efficiency is constantly growing. Although significant progress regarding the …

Surfactant-enhanced bioremediation has been proposed as a promising technology for the
treatment of organic polluted soils; however its application has been hindered by the …

The success of bioaugmentation processes for groundwater bioremediation requires
efficient transport of bacteria in the subsurface environment. In this paper, the factors that …

Abstract Effect of biosurfactant on biodegradation of pyrene was studied using a microbial
consortium predominantly composed of Pseudomonas viridiflava (49.5%) and …

Biodegradation of poorly water-soluble liquid hydrocarbons is often limited by low
availability of the substrate to microbes. Adhesion of microorganisms to an oil–water …