Bacteria are now generally believed to adopt two main lifestyles: planktonic individuals, or
surface-attached biofilms. However, in recent years medical microbiologists started to stress …

Coal is a non-renewable fossil fuel combusted to generate power or used to produce liquid
or gas fuels with high energy densities. The abundance of coal reserves and the …

Microbial communities are responsible for biological wastewater treatment, but our
knowledge of their diversity and function is still poor. Here, we sequence more than 5 million …

The pulp and paper industry generates vast amounts of wastewater, and its character
heavily depends on various factors (raw material, the undertaken process, the final product …

Sewage sludge (SS) is an environmental issue due to its high organic content and ability to
release hazardous substances. Most of the treatments available are biological, thermal …

Wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents carrying plenty of nutrients and
micropollutants pose serious threats to receiving rivers, however, the response of microbial …

Over the past few decades, due to the excessive consumption of drugs in human and
veterinary medicine, the antimicrobial resistance (AR) of microorganisms has risen …

Soils can be contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) when either
sewage sludge (SSL) or biochar (BC) are used. There are no comparative studies regarding …

This study aims to compare the effects of different carbon sources on sulfur-oxidizing
denitrifying microorganisms by using glucose, ethanol, and acetate as carbon sources …

Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are recognized as important sources of Antibiotic
Resistant Bacteria (ARBs) and Antibiotic Resistant Genes (ARGs), and might play a role in …