The role of stress proteins in haloarchaea and their adaptive response to environmental shifts

L Matarredona, M Camacho, B Zafrilla, MJ Bonete… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Over the years, in order to survive in their natural environment, microbial communities have
acquired adaptations to nonoptimal growth conditions. These shifts are usually related to …

Salt-adapted moulds and yeasts: Potentials in industrial and environmental biotechnology

H Musa, FH Kasim, AAN Gunny, SCB Gopinath - Process Biochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Salt-adapted fungi are well-known inhabitants of hypersaline environments such as saltern,
brine, estuary, salt lake, and marine environment, characterized by a high salt tolerance …

Biosorption of heavy metals by obligate halophilic fungi

A Bano, J Hussain, A Akbar, K Mehmood, M Anwar… - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
The presence of heavy metals in the environment poses a serious threat to human health.
Remediation of this problem using microorganisms has been widely researched to find a …

Significance of allochthonous brackish water Halomonas sp. on biodegradation of low and high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

M Govarthanan, AYZ Khalifa, S Kamala-Kannan… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study is aimed to isolate and identify polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
degrading bacteria from brackish water and to assess the biodegradation efficiency against …

Diversity of prokaryotic microorganisms in alkaline saline soil of the Qarhan Salt Lake area in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Y Wang, G Bao - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The composition of microbial communities varies considerably across ecological
environments, particularly in extreme environments, where unique microorganisms are …

Purification and Characterization of Cellulase from Obligate Halophilic Aspergillus flavus (TISTR 3637) and Its Prospects for Bioethanol Production

A Bano, X Chen, S Prasongsuk, A Akbar… - Applied biochemistry …, 2019 - Springer
A cellulase from the extreme obligate halophilic fungus, Aspergillus flavus, isolated from a
man-made solar saltern in Phetchaburi, Thailand, was purified by ammonium sulfate …

[HTML][HTML] Isolation, characterization, and molecular identification of soil bacteria showing antibacterial activity against human pathogenic bacteria

R Prashanthi, GK Shreevatsa, S Krupalini… - Journal of Genetic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The present study dealt with the screening of soil bacteria with antibacterial
activity from different locations in Bangalore, India. Antibiotics play the role of self-defense …

[图书][B] Microorganisms in saline environments: strategies and functions

B Giri, A Varma - 2019 - Springer
On this planet, microorganisms occupy diverse habitats due to their ability to grow and
survive under both favourable and adverse conditions. Indeed, several microorganisms …

1. Applications of fungal pigments in biotechnology

S Sajid, N Akbar - Pure and Applied Biology (PAB), 2018 - thepab.org
The rapid development is leading the demand of colors in biotechnology related to food,
textile, medicine and cosmetics. The health hazards of synthetic colors compel industries to …

Cyanoprokaryotes and algae: classification and habitats

AA Saber, AA El-Refaey, H Saber, P Singh… - Handbook of Algal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cyanoprokaryotes (or cyanobacteria), the most ancient photoautotrophs on Earth, and
eukaryotic algae are present nearly in all biomes across the globe. Besides their key role in …