Crude oil-derived hydrocarbons constitute the largest group of environmental pollutants
worldwide. The number of reports concerning their toxicity and emphasizing the ultimate …

Antibiotics have always been considered one of the wonder discoveries of the 20th century.
This is true, but the real wonder is the rise of antibiotic resistance in hospitals, communities …

Due to human activities to a greater extent and natural processes to some extent, a large
number of organic chemical substances such as petroleum hydrocarbons, halogenated and …

Much of contemporary synthetic biology research relies on the use of bacterial chassis for
plugging-in and plugging-out genetic circuits and new-to-nature functionalities. However …

Excessive use of pesticides has been known to be hazardous to the environment, affect soil
fertility as well may impart toxicity in living beings. Presently there have been physical …

Metabolically versatile free-living bacteria have global regulation systems that allow cells to
selectively assimilate a preferred compound among a mixture of several potential carbon …

As a result of human activities, currently a large number of pollutants and waste are
eliminated to the environment. Worldwide, more than one billion pounds of toxins are …

Microorganisms exist in the environment as multicellular communities that face the
challenge of surviving under nutrient-limited conditions. Chemical communication is an …

Aromatic compounds belong to one of the most widely distributed classes of organic
compounds in nature, and a significant number of xenobiotics belong to this family of …

This minireview explores the environmental bioremediation mediated by genetically
engineered (GE) bacteria and it also highlights the limitations and challenges associated …