Bioremediation of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, petroleum, pesticides, chlorophenols and heavy metals by composting: applications …

M Chen, P Xu, G Zeng, C Yang, D Huang… - Biotechnology advances, 2015 - Elsevier
Increasing soil pollution problems have caused world-wide concerns. Large numbers of
contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), petroleum and related …

Cadmium (heavy metals) bioremediation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a minireview

ER Chellaiah - Applied water science, 2018 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution has become an issue of serious international concern. One of the
heavy metal cadmium (Cd) is known to be a widespread environmental contaminant and a …

Cover crops to increase soil microbial diversity and mitigate decline in perennial agriculture. A review

E Vukicevich, T Lowery, P Bowen… - Agronomy for …, 2016 - Springer
Commercial perennial agriculture is prone to declining productivity due to negative plant-soil
feedback. An alternative to costly and environmentally harmful conventional treatment such …

Significance and Roles of Proteus spp. Bacteria in Natural Environments

D Drzewiecka - Microbial ecology, 2016 - Springer
Proteus spp. bacteria were first described in 1885 by Gustav Hauser, who had revealed their
feature of intensive swarming growth. Currently, the genus is divided into Proteus mirabilis …

Heavy metals and soil microbes

N Abdu, AA Abdullahi, A Abdulkadir - Environmental chemistry letters, 2017 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution is a global issue due to health risks associated with metal
contamination. Although many metals are essential for life, they can be harmful to man …

Elucidating selection processes for antibiotic resistance in sewage treatment plants using metagenomics

J Bengtsson-Palme, R Hammaren, C Pal… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Sewage treatment plants (STPs) have repeatedly been suggested as “hotspots” for the
emergence and dissemination of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. A critical question still …

Green approach for nanoparticle biosynthesis by fungi: current trends and applications

GS Dhillon, SK Brar, S Kaur… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, the green approach of nanoparticle synthesis by biological entities has been
gaining great interest over various other physico-chemical methods, which are laden with …

Association between heavy metals and antibiotic-resistant human pathogens in environmental reservoirs: A review

CC Nguyen, CN Hugie, ML Kile… - … Science & Engineering, 2019 - Springer
Antibiotic resistance in human pathogens can proliferate under selective pressures. Heavy
metals in environmental reservoirs may contribute to selecting antibiotic-resistant strains. To …

Sustainable microbial cell nanofactory for zinc oxide nanoparticles production by zinc-tolerant probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum strain TA4

H Mohd Yusof, R Mohamad, UH Zaidan… - Microbial cell …, 2020 - Springer
Background The use of microorganisms in the biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO
NPs) has recently emerged as an alternative to chemical and physical methods due to its …

Efficacy of single-chamber microbial fuel cells for removal of cadmium and zinc with simultaneous electricity production

C Abourached, T Catal, H Liu - Water Research, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Simultaneous high power generation (3.6 W/m 2) and high Cd (90%) and Zn (97%)
removal efficiencies were demonstrated in a single chamber air-cathode microbial fuel cell …