Degradation of plastics and plastic-degrading bacteria in cold marine habitats

AK Urbanek, W Rymowicz, AM Mirończuk - Applied microbiology and …, 2018 - Springer
Synthetic plastics present in everyday materials constitute the main anthropogenic debris
entering the Earth's oceans. The oceans provide important and valuable resources such as …

Degradation and metabolism of synthetic plastics and associated products by Pseudomonas sp.: capabilities and challenges

RA Wilkes, L Aristilde - Journal of applied microbiology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Synthetic plastics, which are widely present in materials of everyday use, are ubiquitous and
slowly‐degrading polymers in environmental wastes. Of special interest are the capabilities …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: a critical review of environmental occurrence and bioremediation

OO Alegbeleye, BO Opeolu, VA Jackson - Environmental management, 2017 - Springer
The degree of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon contamination of environmental matrices has
increased over the last several years due to increase in industrial activities. Interest has …

Get rid of marine pollution: bioremediation an innovative, attractive, and successful cleaning strategy

V Aliko, CR Multisanti, B Turani, C Faggio - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aquatic environmental pollution is a rather worrying and increasingly topical problem that
requires the development and promotion of innovative and ecofriendly technologies …

Genetic regulation, biosynthesis and applications of extracellular polysaccharides of the biofilm matrix of bacteria

S Das - Carbohydrate polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Bacterial biofilm formation is dependent mainly on the decision-making process of the two
key factors of the gene regulatory network, namely the Quorum Sensing (QS) system and bis …

Active and passive biosorption of Pb (II) using live and dead biomass of marine bacterium Bacillus xiamenensis PbRPSD202: Kinetics and isotherm studies

RK Mohapatra, PK Parhi, S Pandey… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
A highly lead (II) resistant (up to 2200 mg/l) bacterium PbRPSD202 was selected among
210 lead resistant bacteria isolated from marine environment of Paradeep Port, Odisha for …

Genetic basis and importance of metal resistant genes in bacteria for bioremediation of contaminated environments with toxic metal pollutants

S Das, HR Dash, J Chakraborty - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2016 - Springer
Metal pollution is one of the most persistent and complex environmental issues, causing
threat to the ecosystem and human health. On exposure to several toxic metals such as …

Diversity of Secondary Metabolites from Marine Bacillus Species: Chemistry and Biological Activity

MAM Mondol, HJ Shin, MT Islam - Marine drugs, 2013 - mdpi.com
Marine Bacillus species produce versatile secondary metabolites including lipopeptides,
polypeptides, macrolactones, fatty acids, polyketides, and isocoumarins. These structurally …

Mini-review: Biofilm responses to oxidative stress

M Gambino, F Cappitelli - Biofouling, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Biofilms constitute the predominant microbial style of life in natural and engineered
ecosystems. Facing harsh environmental conditions, microorganisms accumulate reactive …

Biosurfactant, a green and effective solution for bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the aquatic environment

MA Zahed, MA Matinvafa, A Azari, L Mohajeri - Discover Water, 2022 - Springer
When pollutants like petroleum hydrocarbons as one of the major origins of aquatic
pollution, enter the environment, they alter the biological and/or physicochemical …