Degradation of alkanes is a widespread phenomenon in nature, and numerous
microorganisms, both prokaryotic and eukaryotic, capable of utilizing these substrates as a …

Gram-positive spore-forming sulfate reducers and particularly members of the genus
Desulfotomaculum are commonly found in the subsurface biosphere by culture based and …

While the environment is considered the primary origin of the plant microbiome, the potential
role of seeds as a source of transmitting microorganisms has not received much attention …

Cyanobacterial mass occurrences (water blooms) cause ecological, economic and health
problems worldwide. Still, little is known about heterotrophic bacteria associated with …

Coastal areas impacted by high anthropogenic pressures typically display sediment
contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals (HMs) …

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 …

Hydrocarbonoclastic bacterial communities inhabiting mangrove sediments were
characterized by combining molecular and culture-dependent approaches. Surface …

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 …

A halotolerant strain CO100 of Staphylococcus sp. was isolated from contaminated
sediments taken from the fishing harbour of Sfax, Tunisia, as an efficient …

Bacterial populations inhabiting the sea surface microlayer from two contrasted
Mediterranean coastal stations (polluted vs. oligotrophic) were examined by culturing and …