Actinobacteria exhibit cosmopolitan distribution since their members are widely distributed
in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. In the environment they play relevant ecological roles …

Increasing evidence demonstrated the critical role the earthworm gut played in sustaining
earthworm's metabolism and transformation of nutrients and pollutants in the environment …

The roles of soil and earthworm gut microorganisms in the degradation of the chiral
fungicide imazalil (IMA) enantiomers were systemically studied in soil-earthworm systems. S …

Endosulfan is a highly polluting and toxic pesticide which has been used in many areas
globally to control pests in view to improve productivity. Concomitantly, endosulfan has also …

Nutrition and pollution stress stimulate genetic adaptation in microorganisms and assist in
evolution of diverse metabolic pathways for their survival on several complex organic …

The escalating awareness of the environmental risks posed by organophosphorus flame
retardants (OPFRs), eg, tris (2-butoxyethyl) phosphate (TBOEP), necessitates the …

The removal of endosulfan, an emerging water pollutant, from water was investigated using
gamma irradiation based advanced oxidation and reduction processes (AORPs). A …

A bacterial strain identified as Pseudomonas sp. RPT 52, was isolated from an agricultural
field by soil enrichment technique. The bacterial strain was able to metabolize three different …

Extensive applications of organochlorine pesticides like endosulfan have led to the
contamination of soil and environments. Five different bacteria were isolated from …

The recently discovered endosulfan-degrading bacterial strain Alcaligenes faecalis JBW4
was isolated from activated sludge. This strain is able to use endosulfan as a carbon and …