Dissimilatory sulphate reduction is the unifying and defining trait of sulphate-reducing
prokaryotes (SRP). In their predominant habitats, sulphate-rich marine sediments, SRP have …

The search for novel renewable products over synthetics hallmarked this decade and those
of the recent past. Most economies that are prospecting on biodiversity for improved bio …

Proteases are universal in existence in all organisms and are needed for metabolic activities
of the cell. Also, proteases are the paramount hydrolytic enzymes widely used in industrial …

Fructans are multifunctional fructose‐based water soluble carbohydrates found in all
biological kingdoms but not in animals. Most research has focused on plant and microbial …

Delineating cohesive ecological units and determining the genetic basis for their
environmental adaptation are among the most important objectives in microbiology. In the …

Bioelectrocatalysis using redox enzymes appears as a sustainable way for biosensing,
electricity production, or biosynthesis of fine products. Despite advances in the knowledge of …

Salty environments are widely known to be inhospitable to most microorganisms. For
centuries salt has been used as a food preservative, while highly saline environments were …

Cellulase catalyzes the hydrolysis of β-1, 4-linkages of cellulose to produce industrially
relevant monomeric subunits. Cellulases find their applications in pulp and paper, laundry …

Alginate extracted from widely cultured brown seaweed can be hydrolyzed by alginate lyase
to produce alginate oligosaccharides (AOS) with intriguing biological activities. Herein, a …

Interestingly, some protein domains are intrinsically disordered (abbreviated as IDD), and
the disorder degree of same domains may differ in different contexts. However, the …