The marine environment is highly susceptible to pollution by petroleum, and so it is
important to understand how microorganisms degrade hydrocarbons, and thereby mitigate …

Although diverse bacteria capable of degrading petroleum hydrocarbons have been
isolated and characterized, the vast majority of hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria, including …

Most plastics are released to the environment in landfills and around 32% end up in the sea,
inducing large ecological and health impacts. The plastics constitute a physical substrate …

Hydrocarbons have been part of the biosphere for millions of years, and a diverse group of
prokaryotes has evolved to use them as a source of carbon and energy. To date, the vast …

The tidal flats near Sinduri beach in Taean, Korea, have been severely contaminated by
heavy crude oils due to the Korea's worst oil spill accident, say the Hebei Spirit Oil Spill, in …

Crude oil is a complex mixture of different hydrocarbons. While diverse bacterial
communities can degrade oil, the specific roles of individual members within such …

Halomonas species are recognized for producing exopolysaccharides (EPS) exhibiting
amphiphilic properties that allow these macromolecules to interface with hydrophobic …

The bacteria involved in the biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in
deep sea subsurface environments are largely unknown. In order to reveal their biodiversity …

A bacterial consortium immobilized in magnetic floating biochar gel beads is proposed to
remove high-molecular-weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. The microbial consortium …

We investigated the efficiency of a benthic diatom-associated bacteria in removing benzo (a)
pyrene (BaP) and fluoranthene (Flt). The diatom, isolated from a PAH-contaminated …