Chromium pollution and its bioremediation mechanisms in bacteria: A review

B Pushkar, P Sevak, S Parab, N Nilkanth - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Environment pollution is at its peak and is creating havoc for living beings. Industrial wastes
containing toxic pollutants have contributed to a great extent in this disastrous environment …

Microbial Cd (II) and Cr (VI) resistance mechanisms and application in bioremediation

X **a, S Wu, Z Zhou, G Wang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metals cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) are extensively used in industry and
result in water and soil contamination. The highly toxic Cd (II) and Cr (VI) are the most …

Bacterial chromate reductase, a potential enzyme for bioremediation of hexavalent chromium: a review

H Thatoi, S Das, J Mishra, BP Rath, N Das - Journal of Environmental …, 2014 - Elsevier
Hexavalent chromium is mobile, highly toxic and considered as a priority environmental
pollutant. Chromate reductases, found in chromium resistant bacteria are known to catalyse …

Speciation, toxicity, microbial remediation and phytoremediation of soil chromium contamination

S Guo, C **ao, N Zhou, R Chi - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021 - Springer
Contamination of soil by toxic chromium (Cr) is a rising health issue due to over-exploitation
and industrial production. Toxicity can be decreased by bioremediation because some …

[ΒΙΒΛΙΟ][B] Geomicrobiology

HL Ehrlich, DK Newman - 2008 - taylorfrancis.com
Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …

Mechanisms of hexavalent chromium resistance and removal by microorganisms

NT Joutey, H Sayel, W Bahafid… - Reviews of environmental …, 2015 - Springer
Chromium is a naturally occurring element found in rocks, animals, plants, soil and in
volcanic dust and gases. It exists in different oxidation states that range from+ 2 to+ 6. The …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in exploring the heavy metal (loid) resistant microbiome

X Hao, J Zhu, C Rensing, Y Liu, S Gao, W Chen… - Computational and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (loid) s exert selective pressure on microbial communities and evolution of
metal resistance determinants. Despite increasing knowledge concerning the impact of …

Molecular mechanisms of Cr (VI) resistance in bacteria and fungi

C Viti, E Marchi, F Decorosi… - FEMS microbiology …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Hexavalent chromium [Cr (VI)] contamination is one of the main problems of
environmental protection because the Cr (VI) is a hazard to human health. The Cr (VI) form …

Recent advances in enzymes for the bioremediation of pollutants

SM Mousavi, SA Hashemi… - Biochemistry …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, pollution of the environment is a huge problem for humans and other organisms'
health. Conventional methods of pollutant removal like membrane filtration or ion exchange …

Mechanisms of bacterial resistance to chromium compounds

MI Ramírez-Díaz, C Díaz-Pérez, E Vargas… - Biometals, 2008 - Springer
Chromium is a non-essential and well-known toxic metal for microorganisms and plants. The
widespread industrial use of this heavy metal has caused it to be considered as a serious …