Enzyme discovery and engineering for sustainable plastic recycling

B Zhu, D Wang, N Wei - Trends in biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
The drastically increasing amount of plastic waste is causing an environmental crisis that
requires innovative technologies for recycling post-consumer plastics to achieve waste …

Is biological treatment a viable alternative for micropollutant removal in drinking water treatment processes?

J Benner, DE Helbling, HPE Kohler, J Wittebol… - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
In western societies, clean and safe drinking water is often taken for granted, but there are
threats to drinking water resources that should not be underestimated. Contamination of …

Effect of the soil type on the microbiome in the rhizosphere of field-grown lettuce

S Schreiter, GC Ding, H Heuer, G Neumann… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The complex and enormous diversity of microorganisms associated with plant roots is
important for plant health and growth and is shaped by numerous factors. This study aimed …

A comprehensive review of sources of nitrosamine contamination of pharmaceutical substances and products

H Akkaraju, R Tatia, SS Mane, AB Khade… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstratct N-nitrosamines are carcinogenic impurities most commonly found in groundwater,
treated water, foods, beverages and consumer products. The recent discovery of N …

Metabolic characteristics of the species Variovorax paradoxus

B Satola, JH Wübbeler, A Steinbüchel - Applied microbiology and …, 2013 - Springer
This review outlines information about the Gram-negative, aerobic bacterium Variovorax
paradoxus. The genomes of these species have G+ C contents of 66.5–69.4 mol%, and the …

Whole metagenome sequencing reveals links between mosquito microbiota and insecticide resistance in malaria vectors

N Dada, M Sheth, K Liebman, J Pinto, A Lenhart - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
In light of the declining global malaria burden attained largely due to insecticides, a deeper
understanding of the factors driving insecticide resistance is needed to mitigate its growing …

Oxygenases as powerful weapons in the microbial degradation of pesticides

M Cheng, D Chen, RE Parales… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Oxygenases, which catalyze the reductive activation of O2 and incorporation of oxygen
atoms into substrates, are widely distributed in aerobes. They function by switching the …

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 …

Microbial community structure and function of nitrobenzene reduction biocathode in response to carbon source switchover

B Liang, H Cheng, JD Van Nostrand, J Ma, H Yu… - water research, 2014 - Elsevier
The stress of poised cathode potential condition and carbon source switchover for functional
biocathode microbial community influences is poorly understood. Using high-throughput …

Functional Characterization of a Novel Amidase Involved in Biotransformation of Triclocarban and its Dehalogenated Congeners in Ochrobactrum sp. TCC-2

H Yun, B Liang, J Qiu, L Zhang, Y Zhao… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Haloaromatic antimicrobial triclocarban (3, 4, 4′-trichlorocarbanilide, TCC) is a refractory
contaminant which is frequently detected in various aquatic and sediment environments …