Threatening the global community is a wide variety of potential threats, most notably
invasive pest species. Invasive pest species are non-native organisms that humans have …

Plastic or microplastic pollution is a global threat affecting ecosystems, with the current
generation reaching as much as 400 metric tons per/year. Soil ecosystems comprising …

Toxic substances have a deleterious effect on biological systems if accrued in ecosystems
beyond their acceptable limit. A natural ecosystem can become contaminated due to the …

Environmental pollution caused by polyesters has become a major ecological safety
concern that needs to be managed urgently. One way to resolve this problem is giving the …

The metabolism and accumulation of flavor compounds in Chinese Baijiu are driven by
microbiota succession and their inter-related metabolic processes. Changes in the …

Carboxylesterases (CEs) are members of prominent esterase, and as their name imply, they
catalyze the cleavage of ester linkages. By far, a considerable number of novel CEs have …

The genus Geobacillus is one of the most important genera which mainly comprises gram-
positive thermophilic bacterial strains including obligate aerobes, denitrifiers and facultative …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a family of microbially made polyesters commercialized
as biodegradable plastics. PHA production rates are predicted to increase as concerns …

The intestine is one of the most important sites for the metabolism of several xenobiotic
compounds. In addition to intestinal drug-metabolizing enzymes and drug transporters, gut …

The bark beetle, Ips typographus (L.), is a major pest of Norway spruce, Picea abies (L.),
causing enormous economic losses globally. The adult stage of the I. typographus has a …