Based on the size of bacterial cells and bacterial surface hydrophobicity, some bacteria
meet the requirements of Pickering particles to stabilize Pickering emulsions. Here, we …

The hydrocarbonoclastic lineages that have existed for millennia are responsible for the
degradation of diverse aliphatic and aromatic compounds, regulating the ocean …

Orientational order is a common feature of many biological and synthetic materials.
Topological defects are discontinuities in this order that are often coupled to geometric …

The intrinsic issue associated with the application of microbes for practical pollution
remediation involves maintaining the expected activity of engaged strains or consortiums as …

Glycine-glucolipid, a glycolipid, is natively synthesized by the marine bacterium Alcanivorax
borkumensis SK2. A. borkumensis is a Gram-negative, non-motile, aerobic, halophilic, rod …

Microbial enhanced oil recovery (EOR) has become the focus of oilfield research due to its
low cost, environmental friendliness and sustainability. The degradation and EOR capacity …

Background Biotransformation of waste oil into value-added nutraceuticals provides a
sustainable strategy. Thraustochytrids are heterotrophic marine protists and promising …

We investigate the steady state of an ellipsoidal active nematic shell using experiments and
numerical simulations. We create the shells by coating microsized ellipsoidal droplets with a …

Recently, there has been increased attention to hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria in the
plastisphere. One particular genus, Alcanivorax, is reported in the biodegradation of several …

It is imperative to understand the fate of crude oil that escapes into the ocean to minimize its
environmental, economic, and societal harm. Large amounts of crude oil enter the sea, as …